Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Demster Beach:
  • 43.514236, -76.308821
  • 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 Demster Beach

• 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 Demster Beach is near Jefferson County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Demster Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Demster Beach ...

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.

• Arthur
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Clark Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Jones Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Corners is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corners
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mexico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
• Pleasant Point Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Point Crossing is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Crossing
• Prattham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prattham is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
• Rainbow Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
• Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Texas is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Demster Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Demster Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Demster Beach to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'