Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spawn Hollow:
  • 42.539524, -73.866792
  • 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 Spawn Hollow

• 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 Albany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Since Spawn Hollow is near Rensselaer County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Spawn Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spawn Hollow ...

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.

• Alcove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alcove is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcove <1>
• Beaver Dam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Cedar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <1>
• Deans Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Deans Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Mill
• Indian Fields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Fields is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields
• New Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Scotland is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
• Stony Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stony Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
• Stony Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Tarrytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tarrytown is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Spawn Hollow 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 Spawn Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spawn Hollow to Albany, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'