Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schonowe:
  • 42.810076, -73.994014
  • 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 Schonowe

• 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 Schenectady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
  • Since Schonowe is near Albany County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Schonowe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schonowe ...

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.

• Aqueduct
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
• Coldbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldbrook is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
• Dunnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dunnsville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
• Fort Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
• Fullers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Glenville Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glenville Center is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville Center
• Hungry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
• Mariaville Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Princetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schonowe and extending to:

• Schenectady, which is the Seat of Schenectady County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Schonowe to Albany, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 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 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,199 miles [6,757.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'