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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 Green Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Corners 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 Green Corners:
    • 43.070630, -74.069573
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Green Corners ...

We found three communities that share the name Green Corners.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Green Corners.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Schenectady County
      • This Green Corners is located in Schenectady County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south of the Green Corners that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schenectady County community of Green Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Green Corners [Saint Clair County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Green Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Fairweather Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairweather Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
    • Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Fayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
    • Fayville is located in Saratoga County
  • Fish House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
    • Fish House is located in Fulton County
  • Hill Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
    • Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Honeywell Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeywell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
    • Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Lake Desolation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Desolation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
    • Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
  • Mosherville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
  • Rock City Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
    • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <4>
  • Stairs Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
    • Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Union Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Vail Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
    • Vail Mills is located in Fulton County

How Far From Green Corners 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 Green Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Corners and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Corners to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,192 miles [6,746.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0706, Longitude: -74.0696       In this case, the coordinates for Green Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Green Corners could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Green Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.706 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.635 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.601 degrees.




 

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