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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 Dexterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dexterville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dexterville:
    • 43.323402, -76.500773
    • 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 Dexterville
  • 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 Dexterville is near Cayuga County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Dexterville

Communities Also Named Dexterville ...

We found four communities that are also named Dexterville.

Within New York, the name Dexterville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in New Haven County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Dexterville.
    • Kentucky
      • Butler County
      • This Dexterville is located in Butler County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dexterville that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dexterville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • This Dexterville is located in Wood County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the west of the Dexterville that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Dexterville.
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Dexterville [Carbon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dexterville ...

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.

  • Clark Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
  • Crocketts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
  • Floridaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
  • Fruit Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
  • Gilbert Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Hannibal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hannibal Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
  • Ira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ira is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Lewis Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
  • Little Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
  • Moon Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moon Beach is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Beach
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dexterville and extending to:

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dexterville to Oswego, with an average speed<4> 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 145 miles [233.4 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,287 miles [6,899.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dexterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Dexterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dexterville 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 Dexterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3234, Longitude: -76.5008       In this case, the coordinates for Dexterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.343 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.635 degrees.