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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 Boylston Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center:
- 43.660347, -75.964641
- 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 Boylston Center
- 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 Boylston Center is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Boylston Center
Communities Also Named Boylston Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Boylston Center.
Within New York, the name Boylston Center is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Boylston Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Boylston Center is located in Worcester County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Boylston Center that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Boylston Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boylston Center ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Little America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little America is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mannsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noble Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noble Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Shores
- Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smartville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Worth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Worth Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
How Far From Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boylston Center and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boylston Center to Oswego, with an average speed<3> 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 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>'
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- Boylston Center) 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 Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6603, Longitude: -75.9646 In this case, the coordinates for Boylston Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.225 degrees. |
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