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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 Heritage Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Acres 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 Heritage Acres:
- 43.108333, -75.167500
- 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 Heritage Acres
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Heritage Acres is near Herkimer County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Heritage Acres
Communities Also Named Heritage Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Heritage Acres.
Within New York, the name Heritage Acres is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Acres that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Heritage Acres.
- Texas
- Jim Wells County
- This Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heritage Acres that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Heritage Acres.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Heritage Acres is located in Roanoke City and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Acres that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Heritage Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Acres ...
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.
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Clayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cranes Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cranes Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Days Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Gravesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gulph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gulph is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph
- Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Holland Patent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mapledale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mapledale is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Marcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Heritage Acres 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 Heritage Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Acres and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Acres to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Acres) 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 Heritage Acres 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 Heritage Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1083, Longitude: -75.1675 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.099 degrees. |
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