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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 Chase Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chase Mills 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 Chase Mills:
- 44.848942, -75.080763
- 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 Chase Mills
- 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 Chase Mills is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Chase Mills
Communities Also Named Chase Mills ...
We found two communities that are also named Chase Mills.
Within New York, the name Chase Mills is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east of the Chase Mills that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Chase Mills.
- Washington County
- This Chase Mills is located in Washington County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east of the Chase Mills that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chase Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chase Mills ...
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.
- Chipman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Drews Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Corner
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madrid Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
- Mariatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muttonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plumbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plumbrook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbrook
- Raymondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sucker Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sucker Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
- Upper Canada Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Chase Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chase Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chase Mills and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chase Mills to Canton, 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chase Mills) 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 Chase Mills 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 Chase Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8489, Longitude: -75.0808 In this case, the coordinates for Chase Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.232 degrees. |
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