Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Milton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Milton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Milton

• 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 North Milton:
  • 43.069797, -73.894290
  • 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 North Milton

• 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 North Milton 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 North Milton

Communities Also Named North Milton ...

We found one communities that are also named North Milton.

Within New York, the name North Milton is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named North Milton in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Prince Edward Island
    • This North Milton lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Milton that is located in Saratoga County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Milton ...

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.

• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Evergreen Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
• Factory Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
• Geyser Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
• Geyser Gates
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
• Greenfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Heritage Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
• Milton Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Pages Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Rock City Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <2>

How Far From North Milton 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 North Milton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Milton and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from North Milton 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 just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 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 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'