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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 Becks Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Becks Grove 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 Becks Grove:
- 43.255347, -75.603792
- 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 Becks Grove
- 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 Becks Grove is near Albany County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Becks Grove
Communities Also Named Becks Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Becks Grove.
Within New York, the name Becks Grove is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Becks Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Becks Grove is located in Brown County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Becks Grove that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Becks Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Becks Grove ...
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.
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Churchville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Dibbletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dibbletown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibbletown
- Edgewater Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Fish Creek Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek Landing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Landing
- Fish Creek Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
- Greenway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Liberty Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
- Paradise Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Stacy Basin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
- Starks Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
How Far From Becks Grove 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 Becks Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Becks Grove and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Becks Grove to Utica, with an average speed<3> 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 101 miles [162.5 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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Becks Grove) 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 Becks Grove 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 Becks Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2553, Longitude: -75.6038 In this case, the coordinates for Becks Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.635 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.238 degrees. |
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