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

When in Hill Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hill Corners 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 Hill Corners:
    • 43.023963, -74.173187
    • 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 Hill Corners
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hill Corners ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cranesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Crescent Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
    • Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Fairweather Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairweather Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
    • Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Fort Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <1>
  • Green Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
    • Green Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Honeywell Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeywell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
    • Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Manny Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manny Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Corners
    • Manny Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Progress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Bunch Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bunch Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bunch Corners
      • Red Bunch Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Riceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Fulton County
    • Stairs Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
      • Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Tribes Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Vail Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
      • Vail Mills is located in Fulton County

How Far From Hill Corners 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 Hill Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hill Corners and extending to:

  • Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hill Corners to Johnstown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hill Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hill Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0240, Longitude: -74.1732       In this case, the coordinates for Hill Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hill Corners 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 305.776 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.706 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.671 degrees.




 

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