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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 Halls Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls Corner 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 Halls Corner:
    • 42.999242, -73.811232
    • 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 Halls Corner
  • 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 Halls Corner ...

We found ten communities that share the name Halls Corner.

There are three communities within New York that are also named Halls Corner.

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

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Cayuga County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Halls Corner.
    • Jefferson County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Halls Corner.
    • Wyoming County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Halls Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kings County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Kings County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km]<1> to the west of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Halls Corner.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Halls Corner.
      • Kennebec County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Halls Corner.
      • Waldo County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east northeast of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Halls Corner.
    • Michigan
      • Bay 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 Halls Corner [Bay County].
      • Mecosta County
      • This Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the west of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Halls Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Halls Corner lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Halls Corner that is located in Saratoga County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls Corner ...

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.

  • Covered Wagon Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Wagon Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
    • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
  • Factory Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
  • Francis Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Geyser Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geyser Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
    • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
  • Geyser Gates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geyser Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
    • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Luther Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
    • Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
  • Malta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
  • Malta Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
  • Malta Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
    • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
  • Maltaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maltaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
    • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
  • Marvin Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
    • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
  • Skipper Hill Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipper Hill Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
    • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
  • Snake Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
    • Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County

How Far From Halls Corner 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 Halls Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Halls Corner to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Corner. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halls Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9992, Longitude: -73.8112       In this case, the coordinates for Halls Corner 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Halls Corner 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 Halls Corner 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 305.556 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.455 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.514 degrees.




 

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