|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pruyn Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pruyn Crest 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 Pruyn Crest:
- 43.284444, -73.646111
- 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 Pruyn Crest
- 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 Pruyn Crest 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 Pruyn Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pruyn Crest ...
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.
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Danielstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Danielstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Fortsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
- French Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Mountain is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
- Glens Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hickory Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Jewell Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
- King Edward Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- King Edward Knolls is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Edward Knolls
- Lake Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sunnyside
- Paradise Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise Beach is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Queensbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
How Far From Pruyn Crest 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 Pruyn Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pruyn Crest and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pruyn Crest to Ballston Spa, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,166 miles [6,704.5 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' (or 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- Pruyn Crest) 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 Pruyn Crest 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 Pruyn Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2844, Longitude: -73.6461 In this case, the coordinates for Pruyn Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.417 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.299 degrees. |
|
|