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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 Holbrook Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holbrook 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 Holbrook Corners:
    • 42.973964, -73.976515
    • 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 Holbrook 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 Holbrook 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.

  • Burnt Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Covered Wagon Court
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Wagon Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
    • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
  • Factory Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
  • Fairweather Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
    • Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
  • Green Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Schenectady County
  • Harmony Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
    • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • High Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
    • High Mills is located in Schenectady County
  • Lower Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
    • Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Milton Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Mosherville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
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    • Orchard Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
      • Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
    • Rock City Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
      • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <1>
    • Silver Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
    • Tucker Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights
      • Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Holbrook Corners and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Holbrook Corners to Albany, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,192 miles [6,746.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.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>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- Holbrook Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holbrook Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9740, Longitude: -73.9765       In this case, the coordinates for Holbrook Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Holbrook Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.661 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.568 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.603 degrees.









 

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