Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shaw Corners:
  • 43.082296, -74.032072
  • 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 Shaw Corners

• 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 Shaw Corners is near Fulton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Shaw Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaw Corners ...

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.

• Fairweather Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
• Fayville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
• Fish House
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish House is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
• Fox Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hill is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Green Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
• Honeywell Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
• Lake Desolation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
• Milton Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Mosherville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pages Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Rock City Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <1>
• Sky Ranch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sky Ranch is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
• Union Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shaw Corners and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shaw Corners to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'