Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Forestport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forestport and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Forestport:
  • 43.442013, -75.207111
  • 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 Forestport

• 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 Forestport is near Herkimer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Forestport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forestport ...

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.

• Big Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
• Fink Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
• Flint Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Frenchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hillside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hurlbutville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
• Locust Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Otter Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
• Prospect
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Estimated population in 2015: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>

How Far From Forestport to ...

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

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Forestport 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 327 miles [526.3 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 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,227 miles [6,802.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'