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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 Gale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gale 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 Gale:
- 44.267561, -74.631011
- 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 Gale
- 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since Gale is near Franklin County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Gale
Communities Also Named Gale ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Gale.
Within New York, the name Gale is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Gale is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the west of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Gale.
- Idaho
- Madison County
- This Gale is located in Madison County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Gale.
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Gale is located in Alexander County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Gale.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Gale is located in Hendricks County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Gale.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Gale [Woodbury County].
- Kansas
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Gale [Marion County].
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Gale [Oceana County].
- Ontonagon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Gale [Ontonagon County].
- North Carolina
- Moore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gale [Moore County].
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Gale [Klamath County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Gale is located in Washington County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gale.
- South Dakota
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Gale [Campbell County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Gale is located in Davis County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the west of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Gale.
- Salt Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Gale [Salt Lake County].
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Gale is located in Upshur County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gale that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gale ...
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.
- Brandy Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandy Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Brook
- Conifer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conifer is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Cook Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cook Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Cranberry Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Floodwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floodwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
- Horseshoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Kildare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kildare is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Moody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Piercefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gale 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 Gale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gale and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gale to Canton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gale 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 Gale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2676, Longitude: -74.6310 In this case, the coordinates for Gale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.901 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.293 degrees. |
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