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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 Alder Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek:
    • 43.423402, -75.227945
    • 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 Alder Creek
  • 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 Alder Creek is near Herkimer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Alder Creek

Communities Also Named Alder Creek ...

We found four communities that are also named Alder Creek.

Within New York, the name Alder Creek is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Alder Creek lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Oneida County.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • This Alder Creek is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west of the Alder Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Alder Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Alder Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Alder Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Alder Creek is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Alder Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Creek ...

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.

  • Big Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Fink Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
  • Flint Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
  • Forestport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frenchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Grant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hurlbutville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Alder Creek to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Alder Creek 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 Alder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4234, Longitude: -75.2279       In this case, the coordinates for Alder Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.381 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.981 degrees.