Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deerfield Heights:
  • 43.129514, -75.214053
  • 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 Deerfield Heights

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Deerfield Heights is near Herkimer County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Deerfield Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerfield Heights ...

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.

• Floyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Gravesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Gulph
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gulph is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph
• Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
• Heritage Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
• Holland Patent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <1>
• Irish Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mapledale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
• Marcy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marcy is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcy <1>

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

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Deerfield Heights to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'