Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blossvale:
  • 43.279854, -75.643645
  • 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 Blossvale

• 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 Blossvale 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 Blossvale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blossvale ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Dibbletown
  (3 miles [4.8 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 southwest)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Fish Creek Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 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
• Lee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lee is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Lee Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
• Leisure Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Long Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
• Paradise Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Pine Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Stacy Basin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
• Starks Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing

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

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blossvale to Utica, 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 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<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 4,252 miles [6,842.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'