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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 Alpina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpina and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alpina:
- 44.169230, -75.426592
- 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 Alpina
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Alpina is near Saint Lawrence County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Alpina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpina ...
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.
- Edwards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Fargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Fullerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Halls Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Indian River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
- Little Bow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Bow is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bow
- Natural Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
- Oxbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pond Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Settlement is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Settlement
- Reedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Talcville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Alpina to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alpina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alpina and extending to:
- Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Alpina to Lowville, 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 just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alpina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alpina 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 Alpina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1692, Longitude: -75.4266 In this case, the coordinates for Alpina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.728 degrees. |
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