Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lower Rotterdam Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Rotterdam Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Rotterdam Junction

• 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 Lower Rotterdam Junction:
  • 42.860631, -74.028738
  • 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 Lower Rotterdam Junction

• 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
  • Since Lower Rotterdam Junction is near Saratoga County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Lower Rotterdam Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Rotterdam Junction ...

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.

• Cranesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <1>
• Glenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glenville is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <1>
• Glenville Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
• Green Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
• High Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • High Mills is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
• Hungry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
• Lower Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
• Mariaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariaville is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariaville <1>
• Mariaville Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Princetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
• Scotch Church
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Church is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Church
• Tucker Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights

How Far From Lower Rotterdam Junction 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 Lower Rotterdam Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Rotterdam Junction and extending to:

• Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lower Rotterdam Junction to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 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 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'