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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 Hillside Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Colony and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hillside Colony:
- 42.948333, -73.671111
- 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 Hillside Colony
- 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 Hillside Colony is near Rensselaer County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Hillside Colony
Communities Also Named Hillside Colony ...
We found three communities that are also named Hillside Colony.
Within New York, the name Hillside Colony is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Toole County
- This Hillside Colony is located in Toole County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside Colony that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Hillside Colony.
- South Dakota
- Brookings County
- This Hillside Colony is located in Brookings County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hillside Colony that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brookings County community of Hillside Colony.
- Spink County
- This Hillside Colony is located in Spink County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hillside Colony that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Hillside Colony.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside Colony ...
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.
- Cedar Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Coons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Deans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Luther Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
- Malta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malta Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
- Maltaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Maple Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Shade is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Mechanicville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snake Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stillwater Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stillwater Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Center
- Stillwater Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Willow Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Hillside Colony 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 Hillside Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside Colony and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hillside Colony to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside Colony) 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 Hillside Colony 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 Hillside Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9483, Longitude: -73.6711 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.473 degrees. |
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