Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dalton Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dalton Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dalton Crossing
- 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 Dalton Crossing:
- 44.853665, -75.122153
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dalton Crossing
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since Dalton Crossing is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalton Crossing ...
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.
- Chase Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase Mills <2>
- Chipman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Drews Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
- Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Louisville Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Corner
- Louisville Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
- Madrid Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
- Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Mariatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Muttonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Raymondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <2>
- Sucker Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucker Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
- Sucker Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Upper Canada Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Canada Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Canada Village
How Far From Dalton Crossing 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 Dalton Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Dalton Crossing and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dalton Crossing to Canton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 166 miles [267.2 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 422 miles [679.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dalton Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dalton Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dalton Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8537, Longitude: -75.1222 In this case, the coordinates for Dalton Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Dalton Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.134 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.411 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.251 degrees. |