Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Air City:
  • 43.220070, -75.422396
  • 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 Air City

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Air City is near Albany County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Air City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Air City ...

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.

• Elmer Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
• Floyd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Frenchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Greenway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Greenway Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
• Hatchs Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
• Lake Delta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
• Lee Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
• Liberty Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Maple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Marcy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcy is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcy <1>
• Mohawk Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
• Stokes Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Air City and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Air City to Utica, with an average speed<3> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'