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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 Hagaman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagaman 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 Hagaman:
- 42.972804, -74.154541
- 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 Hagaman
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hagaman is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Hagaman
Communities Also Named Hagaman ...
We found one communities that are also named Hagaman.
Within New York, the name Hagaman is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Hagaman in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Hagaman is located in Macoupin County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hagaman that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Hagaman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagaman ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Fairweather Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
- Hill Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
- Honeywell Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
- Manny Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manny Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Corners
- Stairs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
How Far From Hagaman 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 village such as Hagaman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hagaman and extending to:
- Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hagaman to Fonda, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,200 miles [6,759.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hagaman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hagaman 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 Hagaman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9728, Longitude: -74.1545 In this case, the coordinates for Hagaman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.687 degrees. |
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