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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 Loudon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loudon Heights 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 Loudon Heights:
- 42.686111, -73.753889
- 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 Loudon Heights
- 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Since Loudon Heights is near Rensselaer County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Loudon Heights
Communities Also Named Loudon Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Loudon Heights.
Within New York, the name Loudon Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Loudon Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Loudon Heights is located in Kanawha County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loudon Heights that is located in Albany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Loudon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loudon Heights ...
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.
- Best
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Crescent Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent Station is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Station
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle Mills is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Green Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfmoon Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Luther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mohawk View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- New Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- Normansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Shakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Van Allen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park
How Far From Loudon Heights 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 Loudon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loudon Heights and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Loudon Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,193 miles [6,748 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Loudon Heights) 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 Loudon Heights 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 Loudon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6861, Longitude: -73.7539 In this case, the coordinates for Loudon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.408 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.637 degrees. |
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