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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 Gilbert Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilbert Mills 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 Gilbert Mills:
- 43.314791, -76.309098
- 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 Gilbert Mills
- 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 Gilbert Mills is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Gilbert Mills
Communities Also Named Gilbert Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilbert Mills.
Within New York, the name Gilbert Mills is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Gilbert Mills in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Gilbert Mills lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gilbert Mills that is located in Oswego County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbert Mills ...
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.
- Belgium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bay is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Casual Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Casual Estates is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casual Estates
- Catfish Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
- Clark Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euclid is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Floridaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
- Jones Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jones Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corners
- Lewis Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Little France
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little France is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
- Little Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
- Mallory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mexico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mud Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
- Peat Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peat Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peat Corners
- Red Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mill is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
How Far From Gilbert Mills 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 Gilbert Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilbert Mills and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbert Mills to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 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 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,279 miles [6,886.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilbert Mills) 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 Gilbert Mills 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 Gilbert Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3148, Longitude: -76.3091 In this case, the coordinates for Gilbert Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.069 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.547 degrees. |
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