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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Engleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Engleville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Engleville:
- 42.755074, -74.648476
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Engleville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Engleville is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Engleville
Communities Also Named Engleville ...
We found one communities that are also named Engleville.
Within New York, the name Engleville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Engleville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This Engleville is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,616 miles [2,600.7 km]<1> to the west of the Engleville that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Engleville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Engleville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clove is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Furnaceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Gilbert Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Gothicville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gothicville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
- Janesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Leesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Maple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Mapletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Pleasant Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Roseboom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprout Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Engleville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Engleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Engleville and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Engleville to Schoharie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Engleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Engleville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Engleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7551, Longitude: -74.6485 In this case, the coordinates for Engleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.02 degrees. |
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