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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 Niskayuna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna:
- 42.779863, -73.845849
- 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 Niskayuna
- 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 Niskayuna is near Saratoga County and also Albany 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 Albany 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 Niskayuna
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niskayuna ...
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.
- Aqueduct
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coldbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coldbrook is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Station is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Station
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corners
- Groom Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hungry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
- Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mohawk View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mohawk View is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Shakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
How Far From Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Niskayuna and extending to:
- Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Niskayuna to Albany, with an average speed<2> 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.
- 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<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,193 miles [6,748 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Niskayuna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Niskayuna 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 Niskayuna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7799, Longitude: -73.8458 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.605 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.474 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.635 degrees. |
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