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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 Juniper Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juniper Acres 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 Juniper Acres:
    • 43.026944, -73.854444
    • 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 Juniper Acres
  • 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 Juniper Acres is near Schenectady County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Juniper Acres

Communities Also Named Juniper Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Juniper Acres.

Within New York, the name Juniper Acres is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Juniper Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Juniper Acres is located in Rutherford County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Juniper Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Juniper Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juniper Acres ...

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 south)
    • Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Evergreen Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Factory Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
  • Francis Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
  • Geyser Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
  • Geyser Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
  • Halls Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Heritage Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
  • Malta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Malta Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
  • Malta Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marvin Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
    • Milton Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Pages Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Rock City Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Skipper Hill Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm

How Far From Juniper Acres 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 Juniper Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Juniper Acres 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Juniper Acres) 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 Juniper Acres 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 Juniper Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0269, Longitude: -73.8544       In this case, the coordinates for Juniper Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.579 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.485 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.521 degrees.