Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Helderberg:
  • 42.600077, -74.066242
  • 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 Helderberg

• 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 Helderberg is near Schoharie County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Helderberg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Helderberg ...

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.

• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Dunnsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dunnsville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
• Fullers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Hartmans Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
• Huntersland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
• Indian Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Fields is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
• Lambs Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Meadowdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• New Scotland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Scotland is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
• Spawn Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spawn Hollow is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spawn Hollow
• Stony Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stony Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
• Tarrytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrytown is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Unionville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Wolf Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill

How Far From Helderberg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Helderberg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Helderberg to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 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 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,209 miles [6,773.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'