Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in High Pointe of Malta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Pointe of Malta and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for High Pointe of Malta

• 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 High Pointe of Malta:
  • 42.983333, -73.793889
  • 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 High Pointe of Malta

• 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 High Pointe of Malta is near Rensselaer County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 High Pointe of Malta

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Pointe of Malta ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
• Francis Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
• Halls Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Luther Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
• Malta
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Malta is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <1>
• Malta Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
• Malta Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
• Malta Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
• Maltaville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
• Marvin Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
• Round Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Round Lake is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <1>
• Skipper Hill Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
• Snake Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill

How Far From High Pointe of Malta 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 community such as High Pointe of Malta to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from High Pointe of Malta 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 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 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• 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).<7>'