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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 Scotch Bush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotch Bush 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 Scotch Bush:
- 42.857575, -74.195407
- 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 Scotch Bush
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Scotch Bush is near Schenectady County and also Schoharie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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 Scotch Bush
Communities Also Named Scotch Bush ...
We found one communities that are also named Scotch Bush.
Within New York, the name Scotch Bush is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Scotch Bush in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Scotch Bush lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Scotch Bush that is located in Montgomery County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotch Bush ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braman Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Cranesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Fort Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Lost Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Manny Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manny Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Corners
- Mariaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Scotch Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Church is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Church
How Far From Scotch Bush 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 Scotch Bush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotch Bush and extending to:
- Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scotch Bush to Fonda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,615 miles [9,036.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,205 miles [6,767.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Scotch Bush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Scotch Bush 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 Scotch Bush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8576, Longitude: -74.1954 In this case, the coordinates for Scotch Bush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.761 degrees. |
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