Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Guilderland Center:
  • 42.702022, -73.966237
  • 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 Guilderland Center

• 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Since Guilderland Center is near Schenectady County and also Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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 Guilderland Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guilderland Center ...

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.

• Coldbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coldbrook is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
• Dunnsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnsville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
• Fort Hunter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
• Fullers
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Hartmans Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
• Hungry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
• Maywood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maywood is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Meadowdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New Scotland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Scotland is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland

How Far From Guilderland Center 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 Guilderland Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guilderland Center to Albany, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,201 miles [6,760.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'