Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Verona:
  • 43.218125, -75.548790
  • 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 East Verona

• 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 East Verona is near Albany County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 East Verona

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Verona ...

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.

• Churchville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Churchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Greenway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Greenway Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
• Hatchs Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
• Lee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lee is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Leisure Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Liberty Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Mohawk Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
• Paradise Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Pine Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Stacy Basin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
• Starks Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing

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

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Verona to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'