Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elmcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmcrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elmcrest
- 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 Elmcrest:
- 43.133123, -76.235761
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elmcrest
- 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Since Elmcrest is near Oswego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmcrest ...
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.
- Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Belgium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Casual Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casual Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casual Estates
- Casual Estates is located in Onondaga County
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Cold Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Onondaga County
- Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Galeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Garden Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Terrace
- Garden Terrace is located in Onondaga County
- Liverpool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <3>
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Onondaga County
- Pitcher Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Hill
- Pitcher Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Onondaga County
- Red Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rodger Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodger Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Corner
- Rodger Corner is located in Onondaga County
How Far From Elmcrest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Elmcrest and extending to:
- Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Elmcrest to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Elmcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1331, Longitude: -76.2358 In this case, the coordinates for Elmcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Elmcrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.149 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.593 degrees. |