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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 South Corinth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Corinth and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Corinth:
    • 43.196266, -73.866938
    • 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 South Corinth
  • 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 South Corinth is near Warren County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for South Corinth

Communities Also Named South Corinth ...

We found two communities that are also named South Corinth.

Within New York, the name South Corinth is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This South Corinth is located in Penobscot County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Corinth that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of South Corinth.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This South Corinth is located in Orange County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Corinth that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of South Corinth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Corinth ...

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.

  • Danielstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danielstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Kings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kings is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Kings Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Desolation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Overlook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Overlook is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Pages Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Porter Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Randall Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
  • Sky Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sky Ranch is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Corinth and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Corinth to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Corinth) 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 South Corinth 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 South Corinth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1963, Longitude: -73.8669       In this case, the coordinates for South Corinth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.565 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.497 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.445 degrees.