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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 Galeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galeville 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 Galeville:
    • 43.090067, -76.172981
    • 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 Galeville
  • 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Since Galeville is near Oswego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Galeville

Communities Also Named Galeville ...

We found two communities that are also named Galeville.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Galeville.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Galeville in the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Ulster County
      • This Galeville is located in Ulster County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Galeville that is located in Onondaga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Galeville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Galeville lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Galeville that is located in Onondaga County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galeville ...

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.

  • Amboy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Amboy is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Casual Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Casual Estates is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casual Estates
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Springs is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Elmcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmcrest is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmcrest
  • Garden Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Garden Terrace is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Terrace
  • Kellys Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellys Corners is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
  • Liverpool
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Branch is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Orchard Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Village
  • Parson Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parson Farms is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Farms
  • Pitcher Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitcher Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Red Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Rock is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Rodger Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rodger Corner is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Corner
    • Skytop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Skytop is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
    • Split Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Split Rock is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Stanley Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stanley Manor is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor

How Far From Galeville 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 Galeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galeville and extending to:

  • Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Galeville to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 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' (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- Galeville) 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 Galeville 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 Galeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0901, Longitude: -76.1730       In this case, the coordinates for Galeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.008 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.103 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.583 degrees.