Outdoor Activities ...

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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fish Creek Landing

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Fish Creek Landing

• 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 Fish Creek Landing is near Madison County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Fish Creek Landing

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)
  • Dibbletown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibbletown
• Edgewater Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Fish Creek Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
• Jewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jewell is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Long Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
• Paradise Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Stacy Basin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
• Starks Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing

How Far From Fish Creek Landing 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 Fish Creek Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fish Creek Landing and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fish Creek Landing to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'