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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 Gurn Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gurn Spring 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 Gurn Spring:
- 43.171195, -73.717577
- 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 Gurn Spring
- 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 Gurn Spring is near Warren County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Gurn Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gurn Spring ...
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.
- Bacon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Birch Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
- Danielstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danielstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Fortsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Hartman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Independence Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Jewell Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Queens Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Randall Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
- Sandy Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Wood Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls
How Far From Gurn Spring 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 Gurn Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gurn Spring and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gurn Spring to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<2> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gurn Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gurn Spring 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 Gurn Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1712, Longitude: -73.7176 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.476 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.393 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.387 degrees. |
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