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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 Mourningkill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mourningkill Estates 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 Mourningkill Estates:
- 42.977500, -73.892222
- 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 Mourningkill Estates
- 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 Mourningkill Estates is near Schenectady County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Mourningkill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mourningkill Estates ...
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.
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Covered Wagon Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
- Deer Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Factory Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Geyser Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
- Geyser Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
- Halls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Harmony Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- High Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Mills is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Mills
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Luther Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Malta Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
- Malta Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
- Malta Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
- Maltaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Marvin Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Orchard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Rock City Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Skipper Hill Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
- Tucker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Heights is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Heights
How Far From Mourningkill Estates 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 Mourningkill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mourningkill Estates and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Mourningkill Estates to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 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 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mourningkill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mourningkill Estates 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 Mourningkill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9775, Longitude: -73.8922 In this case, the coordinates for Mourningkill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.562 degrees. |
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