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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 Pages Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pages Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pages Corner:
    • 43.090352, -73.900957
    • 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 Pages Corner
  • 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 Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner

Communities Also Named Pages Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Pages Corner.

Within New York, the name Pages Corner is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pages Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Pages Corner.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south of the Pages Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Pages Corner.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pages Corner that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Pages Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pages Corner ...

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.

  • Birch Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Evergreen Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Factory Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
  • Geyser Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
  • Geyser Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
  • Kings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lake Desolation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
    • Milton Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Porter Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rock City Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sky Ranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sky Ranch is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch

How Far From Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pages Corner 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Pages Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 332 miles [534.3 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 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pages Corner) 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 Pages Corner 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 Pages Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0904, Longitude: -73.9010       In this case, the coordinates for Pages Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.599 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.519 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.512 degrees.