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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 Gayville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gayville 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 Gayville:
    • 43.305921, -76.013643
    • 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 Gayville
  • 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
    • Since Gayville is near Onondaga County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Gayville

Communities Also Named Gayville ...

We found two communities that are also named Gayville.

Within New York, the name Gayville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Gayville is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gayville that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Gayville.
      • Yankton County
      • This Gayville is located in Yankton County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km] to the west of the Gayville that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Gayville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gayville ...

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 Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Carterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carterville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Doris Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Doris Park is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Park
  • Dutch Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
  • Dutcherville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dutcherville is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcherville
  • Gulf Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
  • Little France
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
  • Mallory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mud Settlement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
  • Panther Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Panther Lake is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
  • Toad Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
  • Union Settlement
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement
  • Whig Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill

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

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

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gayville to Oswego, 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 just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 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- Gayville) 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 Gayville 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 Gayville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3059, Longitude: -76.0136    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.885 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.41 degrees.