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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 Street Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Street Road 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 Street Road:
    • 43.880336, -73.449288
    • 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 Street Road
  • 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 Street Road ...

We found one communities that share the name Street Road.

Within New York, the name Street Road is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Street Road in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Street Road is located in Bucks County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Street Road that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Street Road.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Street Road ...

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.

  • Chimney Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
    • Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Cream Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Hill
    • Cream Hill is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Crown Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <3>
  • Factoryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Factoryville is located in Essex County
  • Graphite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graphite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
    • Graphite is located in Warren County
  • Indian Kettles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Kettles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kettles
    • Indian Kettles is located in Warren County
  • Ironville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Ironville is located in Essex County
  • Paradox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
    • Paradox is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <3>
  • Richville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Stacy Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Crossroads
    • Stacy Crossroads is located in Rutland County (VT)
  • Willow Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Addison County (VT)

How Far From Street Road 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 Street Road to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Street Road to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 85 miles [136.8 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,137 miles [6,657.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Street Road. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Street Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Street Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8803, Longitude: -73.4493       In this case, the coordinates for Street Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Street Road to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.214 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.217 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.912 degrees.









 

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