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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 Travers Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Travers Corners 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 Travers Corners:
    • 43.156740, -73.733453
    • 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 Travers Corners
  • 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 Travers Corners is near Warren County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Travers Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Travers Corners ...

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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Birch Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • English Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Fortsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
  • Gates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gates is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gilbert Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
  • Heritage Manor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
  • Hickory Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Independence Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
  • Jewell Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
  • Kings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kings is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Kings Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Queens Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
    • Randall Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Randall Corner is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Corner
    • Stonegate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Wood Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

How Far From Travers Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Travers Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Travers Corners to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Travers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Travers Corners 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 Travers Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1567, Longitude: -73.7335       In this case, the coordinates for Travers Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.488 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.404 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.402 degrees.