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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 Lake Luzerne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Luzerne 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 Lake Luzerne:
- 43.312911, -73.835006
- 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 Lake Luzerne
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Lake Luzerne is near Saratoga County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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 Lake Luzerne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Luzerne ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Big Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Hollow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow
- Danielstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danielstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
- Day Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- English Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Fortsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- Fourth Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fourth Lake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Lake
- French Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Glens Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Lake George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overlook is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Paradise Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise Beach is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Randall Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
- Sandy Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Lake Luzerne 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 Lake Luzerne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Luzerne and extending to:
- Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Luzerne to Lake George, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,174 miles [6,717.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Luzerne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lake Luzerne 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 Lake Luzerne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3129, Longitude: -73.8350 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.53 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.374 degrees. |
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