Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Amboy Center:
  • 43.368958, -75.941861
  • 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 Amboy Center

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amboy Center ...

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.

• Carterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carterville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Dutch Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
• Dutcherville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dutcherville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcherville
• Gayville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gayville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
• Happy Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Little France
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little France is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
• Maple Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Hill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Mud Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mud Hill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Hill
• Panther Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Panther Lake is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
• Parish Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Parish Center is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Center
• Union Settlement
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement

How Far From Amboy Center 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 Amboy Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Amboy Center and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amboy Center to Oswego, with an average speed<2> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'