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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 Bangall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bangall 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 Bangall:
    • 43.112289, -76.382989
    • 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 Bangall
  • 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Since Bangall is near Cayuga County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Bangall

Communities Also Named Bangall ...

We found one communities that are also named Bangall.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Bangall.

Beyond New York.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Dutchess County
      • This Bangall is located in Dutchess County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bangall that is located in Onondaga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Bangall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bangall ...

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.

  • Amboy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amboy is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Cold Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cold Springs is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Garden Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garden Terrace is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Terrace
  • Halfway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Jacks Reef
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
  • Jones Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Point is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Plainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant View is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pump Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
  • Red Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Rock is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Sweets Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sweets Crossing is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing

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

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

  • Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bangall to Syracuse, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bangall) 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 Bangall 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 Bangall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1123, Longitude: -76.3830       In this case, the coordinates for Bangall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.137 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.252 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.673 degrees.