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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saratoga Springs 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 Springs:
- 43.083241, -73.784776
- 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 Springs
- 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 Springs 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 Saratoga Springs
Communities Also Named Saratoga Springs ...
We found five communities that are also named Saratoga Springs.
Within New York, the name Saratoga Springs is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lake County
- This Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County and lies 2,536 miles [4,081.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saratoga Springs that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Saratoga Springs.
- Kansas
- Wyandotte 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 Kansas community of Saratoga Springs [Wyandotte 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 Saratoga Springs [LaMoure County].
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This Saratoga Springs is located in Bledsoe County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saratoga Springs that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Saratoga Springs.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west of the Saratoga Springs that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Saratoga Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratoga Springs ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
- Cedar Bluffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Evergreen Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Francis Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
- Geyser Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
- Geyser Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
- Gilbert Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Independence Square
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
- Kings Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Malta Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Waters Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Wood Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls
How Far From Saratoga Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Saratoga Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saratoga Springs and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Saratoga Springs to Albany, with an average speed<4> 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saratoga Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0832, Longitude: -73.7848 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.529 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.438 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.461 degrees. |
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