Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fernwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fernwood
- 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 Fernwood:
- 43.495348, -76.150481
- 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 Fernwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Fernwood is near Jefferson County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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
Communities Also Named Fernwood ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Fernwood.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Fernwood.
Beyond New York, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Saratoga County
- Sullivan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Fernwood lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Fernwood is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fernwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Fernwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km] to the west of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Fernwood.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Fernwood is located in Chatham County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Fernwood.
- Clayton County
- This Fernwood is located in Clayton County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Fernwood.
- Fayette County
- This Fernwood is located in Fayette County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fernwood.
- Oconee County
- This Fernwood is located in Oconee County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Fernwood.
- Troup County
- This Fernwood is located in Troup County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Fernwood.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Rutherford County
- This Fernwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Fernwood.
- Transylvania County
- This Fernwood is located in Transylvania County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Fernwood.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Fernwood is located in Clearfield County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Fernwood.
- Delaware County
- This Fernwood is located in Delaware County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fernwood.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Fernwood lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernwood that is located in Oswego County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernwood ...
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.
- Arthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Farmers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in Oswego County
- Maple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
- Maple View is located in Oswego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple View <4>
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
- Parish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
- Parish is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
- Prattham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Red Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tinker Tavern Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinker Tavern Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
How Far From Fernwood 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 Fernwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fernwood and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fernwood to Oswego, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 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 320 miles [515 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fernwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Fernwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fernwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4953, Longitude: -76.1505 In this case, the coordinates for Fernwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fernwood 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fernwood 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 306.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.103 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.389 degrees. |