Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKownville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKownville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKownville
- 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 McKownville:
- 42.683967, -73.847623
- 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 McKownville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Since McKownville is near Schenectady County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
- eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKownville ...
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.
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hartmans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Albany County
- Mohawk View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- New Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Normansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Shakers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Stony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Stony Hill is located in Albany County
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Albany County
- Van Allen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park
- Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
How Far From McKownville 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 McKownville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McKownville and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from McKownville 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 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKownville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKownville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKownville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6840, Longitude: -73.8476 In this case, the coordinates for McKownville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McKownville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.682 degrees. |