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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Heritage Acres
  • 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 Heritage Acres ...

We found three communities that share the name Heritage Acres.

Within New York, the name Heritage Acres is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Clayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayville <3>
  • Cranes Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
    • Cranes Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Days Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
    • Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Elizabethtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
  • Gravesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
    • Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Oneida County
  • Gulph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph
    • Gulph is located in Herkimer County
  • Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
  • Holland Patent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
    • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <3>
  • Irish Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
    • Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
  • Maple Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
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    • Mapledale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
      • Mapledale is located in Oneida County
    • Marcy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
      • Marcy is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcy <3>
    • Mohawk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Poland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <3>

How Far From Heritage Acres 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heritage Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Acres) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<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 Heritage Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.38 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.40 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.099 degrees.




 

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