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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 Mosherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosherville 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 Mosherville:
- 43.061851, -74.018674
- 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 Mosherville
- 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since Mosherville is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Mosherville
Communities Also Named Mosherville ...
We found three communities that are also named Mosherville.
Within New York, the name Mosherville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Hillsdale County
- This Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mosherville that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Mosherville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Mosherville lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mosherville that is located in Saratoga County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Mosherville is located in Bradford County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mosherville that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Mosherville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosherville ...
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.
- Fairweather Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
- Fayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Green Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
- Harmony Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honeywell Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
- Lake Desolation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
- Milton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pages Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sky Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Ranch is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Stairs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Mosherville 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 Mosherville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mosherville and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mosherville to Ballston Spa, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 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 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 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' (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- Mosherville) 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 Mosherville 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 Mosherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0619, Longitude: -74.0187 In this case, the coordinates for Mosherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.676 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.581 degrees. |
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