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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 Queens Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Queens Court and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Queens Court:
    • 43.133333, -73.661944
    • 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 Queens Court
  • 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 Queens Court is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Queens Court

Communities Also Named Queens Court ...

We found one communities that are also named Queens Court.

Within New York, the name Queens Court is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Queens Court in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Queens Court is located in Carteret County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Queens Court that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Queens Court.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Queens Court ...

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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Deans Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
  • Gates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gilbert Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Hickory Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Independence Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
  • Jewell Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
  • Kings Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Starks Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Victory Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Victory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Village of Victory has also been known as:
    • Victory village
  • Wood Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

How Far From Queens Court 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 Queens Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Queens Court to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Queens Court) 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 Queens Court 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 Queens Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1333, Longitude: -73.6619       In this case, the coordinates for Queens Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.447 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.354 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.38 degrees.