Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sky Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sky Ranch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sky Ranch
- 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 Sky Ranch:
- 43.150073, -73.917625
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sky Ranch
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since Sky Ranch is near Warren County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sky Ranch ...
We found three communities that share the name Sky Ranch.
Within New York, the name Sky Ranch is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Sky Ranch is located in Jefferson County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sky Ranch that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sky Ranch.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Sky Ranch is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the southwest of the Sky Ranch that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sky Ranch.
- South Dakota
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sky Ranch ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Deer Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Evergreen Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
- Fox Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Heritage Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
- Kings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Kings Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
- Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
- Lake Desolation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Desolation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
- Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
- Milton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Mosherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
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- Pages Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Porter Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corners
- Porter Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter Corners <5>
- Randall Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
- Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Rock City Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
- Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <5>
- Pages Corner
How Far From Sky Ranch 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 Sky Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sky Ranch and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sky Ranch to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<6> 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 34 miles [54.7 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sky Ranch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sky Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sky Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1501, Longitude: -73.9176 In this case, the coordinates for Sky Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Sky Ranch 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sky Ranch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.602 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.531 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.491 degrees. |