Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Progress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Progress and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Progress
- 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 Progress:
- 43.043143, -74.296897
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Progress
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Progress is near Montgomery County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Progress ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Progress.
Within New York, the name Progress is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Progress lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Progress that is located in Fulton County.
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Edwards County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Edwards County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Progress.
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Progress [Leavenworth County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Progress is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Progress.
- Perry County
- This Progress is located in Perry County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Progress.
- Pike County
- This Progress is located in Pike County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km] to the southwest of the Progress that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Progress.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Progress is located in Bailey County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Progress that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Progress.
- Hale County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Progress.
- Palo Pinto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Progress [Palo Pinto County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Progress ...
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.
- Fort Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <5>
- Gloversville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
- Gloversville is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <5>
- Hill Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
- Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
- Honeywell Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeywell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
- Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
- Red Bunch Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bunch Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bunch Corners
- Red Bunch Corners is located in Fulton County
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Stairs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stairs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
- Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
- Tribes Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribes Hill
- Tribes Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribes Hill <5>
- Vail Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
- Vail Mills is located in Fulton County
How Far From Progress 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 Progress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Progress and extending to:
- Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Progress to Albany, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Progress. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Progress could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Progress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Progress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0431, Longitude: -74.2969 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Progress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Progress to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.849 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.792 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.72 degrees. |