Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stanford Heights:
  • 42.765633, -73.889012
  • 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 Stanford Heights

• 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 Stanford Heights is near Schenectady County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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 Stanford Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanford Heights ...

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.

• Aqueduct
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
• Coldbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coldbrook is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
• Fort Hunter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
• Fullers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Groom Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Groom Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom Corners
• Hartmans Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
• Hungry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hungry Hill is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hill
• Maywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maywood is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Mohawk View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk View is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk View
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Shakers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shakers is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers

How Far From Stanford Heights 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 Stanford Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stanford Heights and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Albany County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stanford Heights to Albany, with an average speed<2> 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 southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,196 miles [6,752.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'