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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fish Creek Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fish Creek Landing 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 Fish Creek Landing:
    • 43.220902, -75.699906
    • 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 Fish Creek Landing
  • 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 Fish Creek Landing ...

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.

  • Dibbletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibbletown
    • Dibbletown is located in Oneida County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Fish Creek Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
    • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Jewell is located in Oneida County
  • Long Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
    • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Paradise Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
    • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Pine Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Stacy Basin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
    • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Starks Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
    • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County

How Far From Fish Creek Landing to ...

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

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

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fish Creek Landing 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 most of 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 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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>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- Fish Creek Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Creek Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2209, Longitude: -75.6999       In this case, the coordinates for Fish Creek Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fish Creek Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.698 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.776 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.299 degrees.









 

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