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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 Paradox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradox 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 Paradox:
- 43.891448, -73.645683
- 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 Paradox
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Paradox is near Warren County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Paradox
Communities Also Named Paradox ...
We found one communities that are also named Paradox.
Within New York, the name Paradox is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Paradox in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Montrose County
- This Paradox is located in Montrose County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the west of the Paradox that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Paradox.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradox ...
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.
- Chimney Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Cream Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cream Hill is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Hill
- Crown Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Factoryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Factoryville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Graphite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graphite is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
- Grover Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grover Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hills
- Indian Kettles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Kettles is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kettles
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Mineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Severance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Street Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Street Road is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Willow Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Paradox 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 Paradox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradox and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Paradox to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,145 miles [6,670.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradox) 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 Paradox 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 Paradox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8914, Longitude: -73.6457 In this case, the coordinates for Paradox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.334 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.001 degrees. |
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