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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 Caughdenoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caughdenoy and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Caughdenoy:
    • 43.272397, -76.206613
    • 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 Caughdenoy
  • 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 Caughdenoy is near Onondaga County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Caughdenoy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caughdenoy ...

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.

  • Belgium
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgium is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  • Big Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Casual Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Casual Estates is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casual Estates
  • Catfish Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Beach is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
  • Gilbert Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Gulf Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
  • Little France
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
  • Mallory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Morse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morse is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Mud Settlement
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
    • Peat Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Peat Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peat Corners
    • Sand Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sandy Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bay is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bay
    • Three Rivers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Rivers is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Toad Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
    • Whig Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

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

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

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caughdenoy to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • 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 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Caughdenoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Caughdenoy 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 Caughdenoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2724, Longitude: -76.2066    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.009 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.134 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.517 degrees.