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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 Woodfield Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfield Estates 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 Woodfield Estates:
- 42.957778, -73.784722
- 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 Woodfield 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 Woodfield Estates is near Rensselaer County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Woodfield Estates
Communities Also Named Woodfield Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Woodfield Estates.
Within New York, the name Woodfield Estates is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Woodfield Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodfield Estates that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Woodfield Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Woodfield Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the west of the Woodfield Estates that is located in Saratoga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Woodfield Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfield 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.
- Coons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- Francis Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
- Halls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Luther Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
- Malta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Malta Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
- Malta Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Malta Meadows is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Meadows
- Malta Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
- Maltaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maltaville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltaville
- Marvin Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skipper Hill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
How Far From Woodfield Estates 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 Woodfield Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfield Estates and extending to:
- Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Woodfield Estates to Albany, 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 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 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodfield 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 Woodfield 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 Woodfield Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9578, Longitude: -73.7847 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfield Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.545 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.436 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.522 degrees. |
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