Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Benson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Benson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Benson
- 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 Upper Benson:
- 43.249237, -74.336249
- 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 Upper Benson
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Upper Benson is near Fulton County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Benson ...
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.
- Canada Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Lake
- Canada Lake is located in Fulton County
- Carpenters Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
- Carpenters Corners is located in Fulton County
- Clarkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Clarkville is located in Saratoga County
- Cranberry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
- Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hamilton County
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Peters Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Fulton County
- Pumpkin Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
- Pumpkin Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Shaker Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Place
- Shaker Place is located in Hamilton County
- Sweets Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing
- Sweets Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Tenantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenantville
- Tenantville is located in Saratoga County
How Far From Upper Benson 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 Upper Benson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Upper Benson and extending to:
- Lake Pleasant, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Benson to Lake Pleasant, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Benson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Benson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Benson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2492, Longitude: -74.3362 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Benson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Upper Benson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.848 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.824 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.641 degrees. |