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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 English Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Village 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 English Village:
- 43.248056, -73.683333
- 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 English Village
- 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since English Village is near Warren County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 English Village
Communities Also Named English Village ...
We found five communities that are also named English Village.
Within New York, the name English Village is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This English Village is located in Jefferson County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the English Village that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of English Village.
- Madison County
- This English Village is located in Madison County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the southwest of the English Village that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of English Village.
- Montgomery County
- This English Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the southwest of the English Village that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of English Village.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This English Village is located in New Castle County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the English Village that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of English Village.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This English Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the English Village that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of English Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near English Village ...
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.
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Danielstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danielstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
- Fortsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- Glens Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hickory Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Jewell Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- King Edward Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King Edward Knolls is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Edward Knolls
- Randall Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
- Sandy Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
How Far From English Village 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 English Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in English Village and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from English Village to Ballston Spa, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,169 miles [6,709.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- English Village) 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 English Village 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 English Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2481, Longitude: -73.6833 In this case, the coordinates for English Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.371 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.334 degrees. |
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