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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 Grays Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Corners 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 Grays Corners:
- 42.819800, -73.758731
- 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 Grays Corners
- 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 Grays Corners is near Albany County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Grays Corners
Communities Also Named Grays Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Grays Corners.
Within New York, the name Grays Corners is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Grays Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Morrow County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Grays Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Corners ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Coons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crescent Station is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Station
- Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groom Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
- Halfmoon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halfmoon Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maywood is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mechanicville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Shakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Stillwater Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Grays Corners 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 Grays Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grays Corners and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grays Corners to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 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 Grays Corners, 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 '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- Grays Corners) 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 Grays Corners 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 Grays Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8198, Longitude: -73.7587 In this case, the coordinates for Grays Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.576 degrees. |
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