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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 Adams Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adams Cove 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 Adams Cove:
    • 44.004795, -76.157981
    • 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 Adams Cove
  • 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 Adams Cove ...

We found one communities that share the name Adams Cove.

Within New York, the name Adams Cove is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Adams Cove in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Adams Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adams Cove ...

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.

  • Butterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
    • Butterville is located in Jefferson County
  • Fields Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
    • Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Glen Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
    • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Green Settlement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
    • Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Limerick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lyon Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paddy Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perch River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perch River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
    • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
  • Pillar Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Three Mile Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Adams Cove and extending to:

  • Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Adams Cove to Watertown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Adams Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0048, Longitude: -76.1580    
<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 Adams Cove 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 306.897 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.126 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.161 degrees.




 

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