Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Collins Landing:
  • 44.300326, -75.980505
  • 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 Collins Landing

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Collins Landing is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Collins Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collins Landing ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Eden Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Grove
• Fineview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fineview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <1>
• Fishers Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <1>
• Goose Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
• Gray's Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Beach
• Grindstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lower Town Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
• Moore Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
• Narrows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Orleans Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
• Rockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <1>
• Thousand Island Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thousand Island Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Island Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Island Park <1>

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

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

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Collins Landing to Watertown, 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,628 miles [9,057.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'