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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 Fey Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fey Mill 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 Fey Mill:
    • 43.445347, -75.544624
    • 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 Fey Mill
  • 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 Fey Mill is near Lewis County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Fey Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fey Mill ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beartown is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Constableville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Flint Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Florence is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Freeman Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hurlbutville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
  • Lee Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
  • Parson Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
  • Prussian Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
  • Stokes Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

How Far From Fey Mill 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 Fey Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fey Mill and extending to:

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fey Mill to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Fey Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fey Mill 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 Fey Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4453, Longitude: -75.5446       In this case, the coordinates for Fey Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.576 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.675 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.122 degrees.