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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 The Elms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Elms and the surrounding area.
- 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 The Elms:
- 43.663957, -76.172427
- 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 The Elms
- 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 The Elms is near Jefferson County and also Lewis 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 Lewis 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 The Elms
Communities Also Named The Elms ...
We found two communities that are also named The Elms.
Within New York, the name The Elms is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This The Elms is located in New Castle County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the south of the The Elms that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of The Elms.
- Maine
- York County
- This The Elms is located in York County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east of the The Elms that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of The Elms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Elms ...
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.
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Mannsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
- Roberts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Rural Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Smartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Tinker Tavern Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
How Far From The Elms 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 The Elms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Elms and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Elms to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 332 miles [534.3 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 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Elms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 The Elms 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 The Elms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6640, Longitude: -76.1724 In this case, the coordinates for The Elms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.125 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.323 degrees. |
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