Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Garrison Manor:
  • 42.918132, -73.908179
  • 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 Garrison Manor

• 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 Garrison Manor is near Schenectady County and also Albany 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 Albany 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 Garrison Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garrison Manor ...

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.

• Aqueduct
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
• Burnt Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Burnt Hills is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Hills <1>
• Covered Wagon Court
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
• Glenville Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
• Harmony Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
• High Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • High Mills is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lower Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
• Malta Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
• Marvin Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
• Orchard Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Round Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <1>
• Silver Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Tucker Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights

How Far From Garrison Manor 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 Garrison Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Garrison Manor and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Garrison Manor to Albany, 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 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,191 miles [6,744.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'