Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rexleigh:
  • 43.135354, -73.354833
  • 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 Rexleigh

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Rexleigh is near Bennington County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bennington County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Rexleigh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rexleigh ...

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.

• Argyle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Argyle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
• Beartown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Beartown is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Center White Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Center White Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek
• Chiselville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chiselville is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiselville
• Eagleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagleville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Fly Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fly Summit is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Summit
• Goose Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Island is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
• Greenwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
• Lick Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lick Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Springs
• Middle Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Middle Falls is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <1>
• Pumpkin Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Hook is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hook
• Starks Knob
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rexleigh and extending to:

• Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rexleigh to Hudson Falls, 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,159 miles [6,693.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'