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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 Factory Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Factory Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Factory Village:
    • 43.025908, -73.866512
    • 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 Factory 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 Factory Village is near Schenectady County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Factory Village

Communities Also Named Factory Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Factory Village.

Within New York, the name Factory Village is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Factory Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Factory Village [Franklin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Factory 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.

  • Covered Wagon Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Evergreen Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Francis Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
  • Geyser Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
  • Geyser Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
  • Halls Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Heritage Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
  • Malta Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
  • Malta Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
  • Marvin Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
  • Milton Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pages Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Rock City Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Skipper Hill Farm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm

How Far From Factory Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Factory Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Factory Village and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Factory Village to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Factory Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Factory Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Factory 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 Factory Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0259, Longitude: -73.8665       In this case, the coordinates for Factory Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.586 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.493 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.527 degrees.