Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Doris Park:
  • 43.244236, -76.024920
  • 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 Doris Park

• 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 Doris Park is near Onondaga County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Doris Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doris Park ...

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.

• Big Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
• Dutcherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutcherville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcherville
• Forest Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
• Gayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gayville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
• Gulf Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
• Mud Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
• Sandy Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Bay is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bay
• Toad Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
• Union Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement
• Valentines Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
• Whig Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Doris Park and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doris Park to Oswego, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'