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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 Granville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Granville 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 West Granville:
    • 43.447848, -73.362610
    • 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 Granville
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since West Granville is near Rutland County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Granville

Communities Also Named West Granville ...

We found two communities that are also named West Granville.

Within New York, the name West Granville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This West Granville is located in Hampden County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the West Granville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of West Granville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • This West Granville is located in Milwaukee County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west of the West Granville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of West Granville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Granville ...

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.

  • Butternut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Butternut is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Comstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grays Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grays Corner is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Hogtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hogtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
  • Iron Furnace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Iron Furnace is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Furnace
  • Kingsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Mount Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hope is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Raceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Raceville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceville
  • Slateville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Slateville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateville
  • Truthville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Truthville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville

How Far From West Granville 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 West Granville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hudson Falls, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Granville to Hudson Falls, with an average speed<3> 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- West Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Granville 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 Granville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4478, Longitude: -73.3626       In this case, the coordinates for West Granville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.22 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.152 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.085 degrees.