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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 Milton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Milton 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 Milton:
- 43.037575, -73.929291
- 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 Milton
- 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 West Milton is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Milton
Communities Also Named West Milton ...
We found three communities that are also named West Milton.
Within New York, the name West Milton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Miami County
- This West Milton is located in Miami County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Milton that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of West Milton.
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This West Milton is located in Union County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Milton that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of West Milton.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This West Milton is located in Chittenden County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Milton that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of West Milton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Milton ...
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.
- Covered Wagon Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covered Wagon Court is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Wagon Court
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Evergreen Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Factory Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Geyser Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
- Geyser Gates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Geyser Gates is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Gates
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harmony Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Milton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Mosherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Pages Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Rock City Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
How Far From West Milton 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 West Milton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Milton and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from West Milton to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 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 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Milton) 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 Milton 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 Milton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0376, Longitude: -73.9293 In this case, the coordinates for West Milton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.551 degrees. |
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