Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harmon Park:
  • 42.892298, -73.920402
  • 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 Harmon Park

• 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
  • Since Harmon Park is near Saratoga County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Harmon Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmon Park ...

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.

• Aqueduct
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
• Burnt Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Burnt Hills is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Hills <1>
• Covered Wagon Court
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
• Glenville Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
• Groom Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
• Harmony Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
• High Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • High Mills is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
• Jonesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lower Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
• Malta Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Orchard Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Silver Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Tucker Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights

How Far From Harmon Park 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 Harmon Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harmon Park and extending to:

• Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Harmon Park to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• 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).<7>'