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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 Saratoga Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saratoga Lake 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 Saratoga Lake:
- 43.051484, -73.721358
- 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 Saratoga Lake
- 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 Saratoga Lake is near Washington County and also Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Saratoga Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratoga Lake ...
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.
- Birch Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
- Cedar Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Francis Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
- Gilbert Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Independence Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Malta Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
- Maple Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Shade is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Quaker Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Snake Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
- Stillwater Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waters Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Wood Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls
How Far From Saratoga Lake 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 Saratoga Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saratoga Lake and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Saratoga Lake to Albany, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,178 miles [6,723.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Saratoga Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Saratoga Lake 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 Saratoga Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0515, Longitude: -73.7214 In this case, the coordinates for Saratoga Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.494 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.447 degrees. |
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