Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Floral Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floral Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Floral Estates

• 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 Floral Estates:
  • 43.098056, -73.718333
  • 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 Floral Estates

• 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 Floral Estates is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Floral Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floral Estates ...

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.

• Birch Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
• Cedar Bluffs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
• Deans Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
• Gates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Gilbert Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Independence Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
• Kings Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Queens Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
• Waters Edge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
• Wood Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

How Far From Floral Estates to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Floral Estates and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Floral Estates to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,176 miles [6,720.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'