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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 Frontenac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frontenac and the surrounding area.
- 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 Frontenac:
- 44.256991, -76.049667
- 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 Frontenac
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Frontenac is near Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Frontenac
Communities Also Named Frontenac ...
We found six communities that are also named Frontenac.
Within New York, the name Frontenac is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Brevard County
- This Frontenac is located in Brevard County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Frontenac.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Frontenac is located in DuPage County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Frontenac.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Frontenac is located in Crawford County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Frontenac.
- Minnesota
- Goodhue County
- This Frontenac is located in Goodhue County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goodhue County community of Frontenac.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Frontenac is located in Saint Louis County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Frontenac.
- Quebec
- This Frontenac lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frontenac that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frontenac ...
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.
- Cheeseborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fineview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gray's Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
- Lower Town Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
- Moore Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
- Orleans Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thousand Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Frontenac 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 Frontenac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frontenac and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frontenac to Watertown, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 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 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,233 miles [6,812.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frontenac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Frontenac 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 Frontenac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2570, Longitude: -76.0497 In this case, the coordinates for Frontenac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.799 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.991 degrees. |
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