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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 Saratoga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saratoga 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 Saratoga:
    • 39.083162, -78.059443
    • 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 Saratoga
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Saratoga is near Frederick County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Saratoga

Communities Also Named Saratoga ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Saratoga.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Saratoga.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Saratoga [Fairfax County].
    • Stafford County
      • This Saratoga is located in Stafford County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Saratoga.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Saratoga is located in Marshall County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Saratoga.
    • Arkansas
      • Howard County
      • This Saratoga is located in Howard County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Saratoga.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Saratoga.
    • Florida
      • Putnam County
      • This Saratoga is located in Putnam County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saratoga.
    • Illinois
      • Grundy County
      • This Saratoga is located in Grundy County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Saratoga.
      • Union County
      • This Saratoga is located in Union County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Saratoga.
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Saratoga is located in Randolph County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Saratoga.
    • Iowa
      • Howard County
      • This Saratoga is located in Howard County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Saratoga.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saratoga [Pratt County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lyon County
      • This Saratoga is located in Lyon County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the west of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Saratoga.
    • Minnesota
      • Winona County
      • This Saratoga is located in Winona County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Saratoga.
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Saratoga is located in Simpson County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Saratoga.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • This Saratoga is located in McDonald County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the west of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Saratoga.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Saratoga.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Saratoga [Saratoga County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson County
      • This Saratoga is located in Wilson County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the south of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Saratoga.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Saratoga.
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saratoga [Columbiana County].
    • Ontario
      • This Saratoga lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Saratoga is located in Williamson County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Saratoga.
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This Saratoga is located in Hardin County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Saratoga.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Saratoga is located in Island County and lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Saratoga.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This Saratoga is located in Carbon County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saratoga that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Saratoga.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratoga ...

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.

  • Berrys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Berrys is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
  • Bufflick Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
  • Care Free Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Care Free Acres
  • Fisher Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
  • Frogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Greenway Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
  • Lake Frederick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
  • Lockes Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
  • Lost Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lost Corner is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mountain Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Paris Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pyletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pyletown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyletown
    • River Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • River Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
    • Rock Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
    • Rockcroft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockcroft is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft
    • Treadwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Treadwell is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
    • Willow Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

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

  • Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Saratoga to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saratoga could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saratoga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saratoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0832, Longitude: -78.0594       In this case, the coordinates for Saratoga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.485 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.144 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.076 degrees.