Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Victory Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victory Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Victory Mills
- 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 Victory Mills:
- 43.087963, -73.594391
- 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 Victory Mills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Since Victory Mills is near Washington County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Victory Mills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County
- Coveville
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Deans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
- Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Middle Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Falls
- Middle Falls is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Falls <2>
- Quaker Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Springs
- Quaker Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Queens Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Court
- Queens Court is located in Saratoga County
- Starks Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Knob
- Starks Knob is located in Saratoga County
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Village of Victory
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Victory
- Village of Victory is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Village of Victory has also been known as:
- Victory village
How Far From Victory Mills 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 Victory Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Victory Mills and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Victory Mills to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<4> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day 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, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Victory Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Victory Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victory Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0880, Longitude: -73.5944 |
| <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 Victory Mills 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 305.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.37 degrees. |