Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Herrick Grove:
  • 44.058110, -76.190209
  • 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 Herrick Grove

• 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 Herrick Grove is near Lewis County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Herrick Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herrick Grove ...

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.

• Fields Settlement
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fields Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Settlement
• Glen Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Limerick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Limerick is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <1>
• Paddy Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
• Perch River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
• Pillar Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
• Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunnybank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnybank is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Three Mile Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Three Mile Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Mile Bay <1>

How Far From Herrick Grove 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 Herrick Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Herrick Grove 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 155 miles [249.4 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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,246 miles [6,833.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'