Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gile and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gile
- 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 Gile:
- 44.612837, -74.498225
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gile
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Gile is near Saint Lawrence County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gile ...
We found two communities that share the name Gile.
Within New York, the name Gile is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Gile [Ashland County].
- Iron County
- This Gile is located in Iron County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gile that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Gile.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gile ...
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.
- Chasm Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chasm Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
- Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Floodwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - High Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Flats
- High Flats is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Kellogg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Kildare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Mountain View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Franklin County
- Owls Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
- Owls Head is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <4>
- Parishville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
- Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <4>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parishville Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
- Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Paul Smiths
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
- Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <4>
- Rainbow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Lake
- Rainbow Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow Lake <4>
- Skinnerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Spring Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parishville Center
How Far From Gile 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 Gile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gile and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gile to Malone, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 415 miles [667.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,155 miles [6,686.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Gile 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6128, Longitude: -74.4982 In this case, the coordinates for Gile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.771 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.963 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.06 degrees. |