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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 Beartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beartown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beartown:
    • 43.350903, -75.454065
    • 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 Beartown
  • 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Beartown is near Lewis County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Beartown

Communities Also Named Beartown ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Beartown.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Beartown.

Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Clinton County
      • This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
    • Warren County
      • This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Hinsdale County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
      • San Juan County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
    • Kentucky
      • Elliott County
      • This Beartown is located in Elliott County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Beartown.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Beartown [Granite County].
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the west southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Beartown is located in Sullivan County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Beartown.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Beartown is located in Bennington County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Beartown.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Beartown is located in McDowell County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Beartown.
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This Beartown is located in Uinta County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<1> to the west of the Beartown that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Beartown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...

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.

  • Big Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
  • Elmer Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
  • Flint Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
  • Frenchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hurlbutville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
  • Lake Delta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prussian Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
  • Stokes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

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

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

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Utica, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Beartown 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 Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3509, Longitude: -75.4541       In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.53 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.608 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.123 degrees.