Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bernhards Bay:
  • 43.244513, -75.933527
  • 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 Bernhards Bay

• 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
  • Since Bernhards Bay is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Bernhards Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bernhards Bay ...

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.

• Carterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carterville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Doris Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Doris Park is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Park
• Dutcherville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dutcherville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcherville
• Gayville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gayville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
• Gulf Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
• Jewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jewell is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Maple Flats
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Flats is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Flats
• Panther Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Panther Lake is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
• Toad Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
• Union Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement
• Valentines Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
• Whig Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bernhards Bay and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bernhards Bay to Oswego, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'