Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yaddo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yaddo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yaddo

• 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 Yaddo:
  • 43.067575, -73.758175
  • 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 Yaddo

• 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 Yaddo is near Washington County and also Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Yaddo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yaddo ...

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.

• Birch Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Birch Run is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
• Cedar Bluffs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
• Deans Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Deans Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Corners
• Deer Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deer Run is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Evergreen Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Point is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
• Francis Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
• Geyser Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Geyser Crest is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Crest
• Gilbert Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Heritage Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Manor is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
• Independence Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Independence Square is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Square
• Malta Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
• Maple Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Shade is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Snake Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
  • Waters Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
  • Wood Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wood Knolls is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Knolls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Yaddo and extending to:

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Yaddo to Albany, with an average speed<2> 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 334 miles [537.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'