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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 Heritage Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Manor 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 Heritage Manor:
    • 43.082500, -73.820833
    • 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 Heritage Manor
  • 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 Heritage Manor is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Heritage Manor

Communities Also Named Heritage Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Heritage Manor.

Within New York, the name Heritage Manor is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Heritage Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heritage Manor that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Heritage Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Manor ...

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.

  • Birch Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Evergreen Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Factory Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
  • Francis Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
  • Geyser Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
  • Geyser Gates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
  • Gilbert Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Halls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Independence Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
  • Kings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kings is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kings Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
    • Malta Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
    • Meadowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Milton Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Pages Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Porter Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Waters Edge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Wood Knolls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

How Far From Heritage Manor 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 Heritage Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Manor to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 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 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,181 miles [6,728.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Manor) 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 Heritage Manor 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 Heritage Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0825, Longitude: -73.8208       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.551 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.463 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.479 degrees.