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

When in Saint George, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint George 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 Saint George:
    • 40.644548, -74.080141
    • 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 Saint George
  • 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 Saint George ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Saint George.

Within New York, the name Saint George is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, twenty are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Saint George lies 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Saint George is located in Sussex County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Saint George.
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Saint George is located in Broward County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Saint George.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Saint George is located in Pinellas County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the south southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Saint George.
    • Georgia
      • Charlton County
      • This Saint George is located in Charlton County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Saint George.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Saint George is located in Kankakee County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Saint George.
    • Indiana
      • Vanderburgh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Saint George [Vanderburgh County].
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint George.
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Saint George is located in Knox County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint George.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Minnesota
      • Nicollet County
      • This Saint George is located in Nicollet County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicollet County community of Saint George.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Saint George is located in Saint Louis County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Saint George.
      • Wright County
      • This Saint George is located in Wright County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Saint George.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Saint George.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint George lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
    • North Dakota
      • LaMoure County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Saint George [LaMoure County].
    • Ontario
      • This Saint George lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Saint George is located in Venango County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Saint George.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Saint George is located in Dorchester County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Saint George.
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This Saint George is located in Washington County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint George.
    • Virginia
      • Greene County
      • This Saint George is located in Greene County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Saint George.
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This Saint George is located in Tucker County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint George that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Saint George.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saint George [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint George ...

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.

  • Bath Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
    • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
  • Bulls Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
    • Bulls Head is located in Richmond County
  • Cobble Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
    • Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
  • Elizabethport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethport
    • Elizabethport is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Elm Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in Richmond County
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Fox Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Graniteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Richmond County
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Heartland Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
    • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
  • Liberty Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Square
    • Liberty Square is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Mariners Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Harbor
    • Mariners Harbor is located in Richmond County
  • Old Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Place
    • Old Place is located in Richmond County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Park Slope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
      • Park Slope is located in Kings County
    • Red Hook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
      • Red Hook is located in Kings County
    • Rosebank
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
      • Rosebank is located in Richmond County
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Richmond County
    • Willowbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Richmond County

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

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

  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Saint George to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6445, Longitude: -74.0801       In this case, the coordinates for Saint George have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Saint George 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.
<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 Saint George, 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 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.
<6>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 Saint George to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.565 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.727 degrees.









 

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