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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 Goose Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Bay 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 Goose Bay:
- 44.366720, -75.846344
- 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 Goose Bay
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Goose Bay is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Goose Bay
Communities Also Named Goose Bay ...
We found two communities that are also named Goose Bay.
Within New York, the name Goose Bay is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Goose Bay lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goose Bay that is located in Jefferson County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Goose Bay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Bay ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fineview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Front of Escott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Mallorytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mallorytown Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Nelson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nelson Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corner
- Rapid Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Goose Bay 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 Goose Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goose Bay and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Bay to Watertown, with an average speed<4> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goose Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goose Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Goose Bay 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 Goose Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3667, Longitude: -75.8463 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.656 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.916 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.84 degrees. |
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