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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 Silver Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Bay 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 Silver Bay:
- 43.696149, -73.505554
- 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 Silver Bay
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Silver Bay is near Washington County and also Rutland 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 Rutland 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 Silver Bay
Communities Also Named Silver Bay ...
We found four communities that are also named Silver Bay.
Within New York, the name Silver Bay is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Silver Bay lies 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Bay that is located in Warren County.
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Silver Bay is located in Lake County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Bay that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Silver Bay.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Silver Bay is located in Ocean County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south of the Silver Bay that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Silver Bay.
- Ontario
- This Silver Bay lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Bay that is located in Warren County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Bay ...
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.
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbs Dock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graphite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graphite is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
- Grays Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Hogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
- Indian Kettles
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Kettles is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kettles
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pilot Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Riverbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy Crossroads is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Crossroads
- Starbuckville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Starbuckville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuckville
- Street Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Street Road is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
How Far From Silver Bay 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 community such as Silver Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Bay and extending to:
- Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Bay to Lake George, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Silver Bay) 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 Silver Bay 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 Silver Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6961, Longitude: -73.5056 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.254 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.031 degrees. |
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