Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake George, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake George and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake George
- 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 Lake George:
- 43.425951, -73.715166
- 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 Lake George
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Lake George is near Washington County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lake George ...
We found nine communities that share the name Lake George.
Within New York, the name Lake George is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Park County
- This Lake George is located in Park County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lake George that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Lake George.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lake George [Putnam County].
- Michigan
- Clare County
- This Lake George is located in Clare County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lake George that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clare County community of Lake George.
- Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- This Lake George is located in Hubbard County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake George that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hubbard County community of Lake George.
- New Brunswick
- This Lake George lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake George that is located in Warren County.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Lake George.
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Columbia County].
- Kenosha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Kenosha County].
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake George [Oneida County].
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake George ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Big Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow
- Big Hollow is located in Warren County
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Diamond Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Point
- Diamond Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Point <4>
- Fourth Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Lake
- Fourth Lake is located in Warren County
- French Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Glens Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
- Glens Falls is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
- Lake Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sunnyside
- Lake Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Paradise Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Paradise Beach is located in Warren County
- Pilot Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Warren County
- Queensbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensbury
- Queensbury is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensbury <4>
- Tripoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Lake George 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 village such as Lake George to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake George and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lake George to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 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 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4260, Longitude: -73.7152 In this case, the coordinates for Lake George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lake George could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lake George 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 305.441 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.396 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.263 degrees. |