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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 Saint Albans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Albans 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 Saint Albans:
    • 44.810857, -73.085654
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Albans
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Albans ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Albans.

Within Vermont, the name Saint Albans is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Somerset County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Saint Albans.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Albans [Hennepin County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Franklin County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Albans.
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Saint Albans [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Queens County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Saint Albans.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Albans lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Albans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Delaware County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Saint Albans.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint Albans [Greenville County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,971 miles [3,172 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Saint Albans.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Saint Albans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Albans ...

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.

  • Camp Grounds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
    • Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egypt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Franklin County
  • Georgia Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
    • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
  • Grand Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <5>
  • Greens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
    • Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Highgate Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Center
    • Highgate Center is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Center <5>
  • Highgate Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Falls
    • Highgate Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Highgate Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
    • Highgate Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Springs <5>
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Franklin County

How Far From Saint Albans 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 city such as Saint Albans to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Albans to Montpelier, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Albans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

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- Saint Albans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Albans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8109, Longitude: -73.0857    
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Saint Albans 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Saint Albans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.851 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.967 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.265 degrees.




 

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