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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 West Galway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Galway and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Galway:
- 43.003686, -74.101240
- 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 West Galway
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since West Galway is near Saratoga County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 West Galway
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Galway ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Fairweather Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
- Hill Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
- Honeywell Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
- Lower Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corners
- Manny Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manny Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Corners
- Mosherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Stairs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Vail Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vail Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
How Far From West Galway 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 West Galway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Galway and extending to:
- Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Galway to Johnstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Galway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West Galway 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 West Galway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0037, Longitude: -74.1012 In this case, the coordinates for West Galway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.655 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.647 degrees. |
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