Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alexandria Bay:
  • 44.335834, -75.917572
  • 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 Alexandria Bay

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Alexandria Bay is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Alexandria Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alexandria Bay ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ebenezer
  • From Alexandria Bay to Ebenezer
• Fineview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fineview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <1>
• Fishers Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <1>
• Front of Escott
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front of Escott
• Goose Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
• Holland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Moore Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
• Narrows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Rockport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
• Thousand Island Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thousand Island Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Island Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Island Park <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thousand Island Park
  • From Alexandria Bay to Thousand Island Park
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union
  • From Alexandria Bay to Union

How Far From Alexandria Bay 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 village such as Alexandria Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Alexandria Bay to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 158 miles [254.3 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'