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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 Ballina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ballina 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 Ballina:
- 42.897845, -75.847136
- 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 Ballina
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Ballina is near Onondaga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Ballina
Communities Also Named Ballina ...
We found one communities that are also named Ballina.
Within New York, the name Ballina is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Ballina in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Ballina is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ballina that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Ballina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballina ...
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.
- Delphi Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Juddville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Juddville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Log City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Log City is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pompey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Puckerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Quaker Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
- Sheds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sheds is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Swift Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swift Corner is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Corner
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Williams Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
How Far From Ballina to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ballina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ballina and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ballina to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ballina) 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 Ballina 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 Ballina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8978, Longitude: -75.8471 In this case, the coordinates for Ballina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.826 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.515 degrees. |
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