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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 Factoryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Factoryville 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 Factoryville:
    • 43.951724, -73.441511
    • 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 Factoryville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Factoryville ...

We found six communities that share the name Factoryville.

Within New York, the name Factoryville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Factoryville [Lyon County].
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • This Factoryville is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west of the Factoryville that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Factoryville.
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the west of the Factoryville that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Factoryville.
    • Nebraska
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Factoryville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Factoryville is located in Northampton County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Factoryville that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Factoryville.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Factoryville is located in Wyoming County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest of the Factoryville that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Factoryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Factoryville ...

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.

  • Chimney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
    • Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <5>
  • Cream Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cream Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Hill
    • Cream Hill is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Crown Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <5>
  • Grover Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hills
    • Grover Hills is located in Essex County
  • Ironville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Ironville is located in Essex County
  • Mineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
    • Mineville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <5>
  • Paradox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
    • Paradox is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <5>
  • Richville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Street Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
    • Street Road is located in Essex County
  • Willow Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Addison County (VT)

How Far From Factoryville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Factoryville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Factoryville to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Factoryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Factoryville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Factoryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Factoryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9517, Longitude: -73.4415       In this case, the coordinates for Factoryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Factoryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Factoryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.199 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.212 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.873 degrees.









 

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