Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Princetown:
  • 42.778808, -74.063863
  • 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 Princetown

• 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
  • Since Princetown is near Albany County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Princetown

Communities Also Named Princetown ...

We found one communities that are also named Princetown.

Within New York, the name Princetown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Prince Edward Island
    • This Princetown lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Princetown that is located in Schenectady County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princetown ...

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.

• Coldbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Coldbrook is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
• Dunnsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnsville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
• Fort Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
• Fullers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fullers
  • From Princetown to Fullers
• Hungry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
• Mariaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mariaville is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariaville <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mariaville
  • From Princetown to Mariaville
• Mariaville Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Quaker Street
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Street is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Street <2>
• Scotch Church
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotch Church is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Church

How Far From Princetown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Princetown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Princetown to Albany, 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 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 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 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'