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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 White Birch Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates:
    • 43.253889, -73.651944
    • 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 White Birch Estates
  • 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 White Birch Estates is near Washington County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 White Birch Estates

Communities Also Named White Birch Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named White Birch Estates.

Within New York, the name White Birch Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This White Birch Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Birch Estates that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of White Birch Estates.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • This White Birch Estates is located in Dickinson County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Birch Estates that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of White Birch Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Birch Estates ...

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.

  • Danielstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Danielstown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielstown
  • English Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Fortsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
  • Glens Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hartman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
  • Hickory Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Jewell Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jewell Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Corner
  • King Edward Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • King Edward Knolls is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Edward Knolls
  • Paradise Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Sandy Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sandy Oaks is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Stonegate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stonegate is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate

How Far From White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Birch Estates and extending to:

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Birch Estates to Ballston Spa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,168 miles [6,707.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Birch Estates) 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 White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2539, Longitude: -73.6519       In this case, the coordinates for White Birch Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.425 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.349 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.316 degrees.