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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 Briggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briggs 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 Briggs:
    • 44.165063, -75.137142
    • 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 Briggs
  • 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
    • Since Briggs is near Lewis County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Briggs

Communities Also Named Briggs ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Briggs.

Within New York, the name Briggs is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This Briggs is located in Cochise County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Briggs.
      • Yavapai County
      • This Briggs is located in Yavapai County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the west of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Briggs.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Briggs [Los Angeles County].
      • Ventura County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Briggs [Ventura County].
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Briggs [Volusia County].
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Briggs [Blaine County].
    • Illinois
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Briggs [Mason County].
    • Indiana
      • Whitley County
      • This Briggs is located in Whitley County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Briggs.
    • Kansas
      • Geary County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Briggs [Geary County].
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Briggs [Missoula County].
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • This Briggs is located in Douglas County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Briggs.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Briggs [Cuyahoga County].
      • Washington County
      • This Briggs is located in Washington County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Briggs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Briggs is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Briggs.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Briggs [Pickens County].
    • Tennessee
      • Humphreys County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Briggs [Humphreys County].
      • Unicoi County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Briggs [Unicoi County].
    • Texas
      • Burnet County
      • This Briggs is located in Burnet County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Briggs.
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Briggs [Dallas County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Briggs is located in Davis County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the west of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Briggs.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Briggs is located in Clarke County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Briggs that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Briggs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggs ...

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.

  • Cook Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
  • Cranberry Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
  • Fine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fowler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fullerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fullerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
  • Jayville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
  • Pond Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pond Settlement is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Settlement
  • Talcville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briggs and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Briggs to Canton, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 376 miles [605.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briggs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Briggs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Briggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Briggs 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 Briggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1651, Longitude: -75.1371       In this case, the coordinates for Briggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.233 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.407 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.589 degrees.