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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 Lincolnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincolnville 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 Lincolnville:
    • 42.832578, -73.574005
    • 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 Lincolnville
  • 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 Lincolnville ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Lincolnville.

Within New York, the name Lincolnville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Wabash County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Wabash County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Lincolnville.
    • Kansas
      • Marion County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Marion County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lincolnville.
      • Miami 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 Kansas community of Lincolnville [Miami County].
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Waldo County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Lincolnville.
    • Missouri
      • Pettis County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Pettis County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Lincolnville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Lincolnville lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Highland County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Lincolnville.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Lincolnville.
    • Ontario
      • This Lincolnville lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Crawford County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Lincolnville.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Lincolnville is located in Charleston County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lincolnville that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Lincolnville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincolnville ...

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.

  • Crescent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Saratoga County
  • Crescent Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Station
    • Crescent Station is located in Albany County
  • Eagle Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
  • Factory Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hollow
    • Factory Hollow is located in Rensselaer County
  • Grays Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corners
    • Grays Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Green Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <5>
  • Halfmoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Halfmoon Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
    • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Washington County
  • Mechanicville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
  • Stillwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillwater Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
    • Stillwater Junction is located in Saratoga County
  • Willow Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lincolnville to Albany, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 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<8> 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).<9>
  • 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).<10>
  • 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).<11>

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

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' (or 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- Lincolnville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincolnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8326, Longitude: -73.5740       In this case, the coordinates for Lincolnville 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lincolnville 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lincolnville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Lincolnville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.432 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.288 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.484 degrees.




 

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