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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 Niverville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niverville 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 Niverville:
- 42.440916, -73.660952
- 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 Niverville
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Niverville is near Rensselaer County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Niverville
Communities Also Named Niverville ...
We found one communities that are also named Niverville.
Within New York, the name Niverville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Niverville in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Niverville lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Niverville that is located in Columbia County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niverville ...
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.
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Coxsackie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deans Mill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
- Kinderhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
- Otter Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Hook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
- Poolsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poolsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolsburg
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riders is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Riders Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Roberts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts Hill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Hill
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Niverville 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 Niverville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niverville and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niverville to Hudson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 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>'
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 from Point A (ie- Niverville) 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 Niverville 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 Niverville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4409, Longitude: -73.6610 In this case, the coordinates for Niverville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.711 degrees. |
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