Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Henderson Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henderson Harbor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Henderson Harbor

• 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 Henderson Harbor:
  • 43.864785, -76.201872
  • 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 Henderson Harbor

• 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 Henderson Harbor is near Oswego County and also Lewis 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 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 Henderson Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Henderson Harbor ...

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.

• Butterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Butterville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
• Fields Settlement
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
• Green Settlement
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
• Honeyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Lyon Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
• Mannsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
• Pillar Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
• Roberts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
• Rural Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
• Sulphur Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Henderson Harbor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Henderson Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Henderson Harbor and extending to:

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Henderson Harbor to Watertown, 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'