Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bay Pond:
  • 44.431448, -74.411832
  • 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 Bay Pond

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Bay Pond is near Saint Lawrence County and also Essex 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 Essex 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 Bay Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Pond ...

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.

• Coreys
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Coreys is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys
• Floodwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Floodwood is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
• Gale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Harrietstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
• Kildare
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kildare is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
• Lake Clear
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Clear is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Clear
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Clear <1>
• Moody
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Moody is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Paul Smiths
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <1>
• Piercefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Piercefield is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercefield <1>
• Rainbow Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow Lake <1>
• Spring Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove

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

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

• Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Pond to Malone, 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'