Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blakeslee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeslee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blakeslee
- 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 Blakeslee:
- 43.007011, -75.814633
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Blakeslee
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Blakeslee is near Onondaga County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- eBird sighting report for Oneida 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blakeslee ...
We found three communities that share the name Blakeslee.
Within New York, the name Blakeslee is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeslee ...
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.
- Clockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clockville
- Clockville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clockville <3>
- Cottons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
- Cottons is located in Madison County
- Eagle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Madison County
- Juddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Kirkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkville <3>
- Merrillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Madison County
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Oniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pompey Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
- Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
- Chittenango Springs
- Tall Pines Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
How Far From Blakeslee 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 Blakeslee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeslee and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Blakeslee to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blakeslee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Blakeslee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Blakeslee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blakeslee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0070, Longitude: -75.8146 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeslee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blakeslee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.451 degrees. |