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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 Preston - Potter Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Preston - Potter Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Preston - Potter Hollow
- 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 Preston - Potter Hollow:
- 42.431357, -74.223113
- 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 Preston - Potter Hollow
- 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Since Preston - Potter Hollow is near Schoharie County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Preston - Potter Hollow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Preston - Potter Hollow ...
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.
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Cooksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksburg is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Freehold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hensonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntersland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Lambs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lambs Corner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Manorkill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
- Maplecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Medusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Settlement is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Settlement
- Owlsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Owlsville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlsville
- Potter Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
How Far From Preston - Potter Hollow 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 Preston - Potter Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Preston - Potter Hollow and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Preston - Potter Hollow 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Preston - Potter Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Preston - Potter Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.879 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.974 degrees. |
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