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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 Howardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howardville 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 Howardville:
- 43.462848, -76.052700
- 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 Howardville
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Howardville is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Howardville
Communities Also Named Howardville ...
We found four communities that are also named Howardville.
Within New York, the name Howardville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Howardville is located in Floyd County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west of the Howardville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Howardville.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Howardville is located in New Madrid County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Howardville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Howardville.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Howardville is located in Hamilton County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Howardville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Howardville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howardville ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Maple View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morse is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parish Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parish Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Center
- Prattham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Red Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mill is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
- Tinker Tavern Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
How Far From Howardville 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 Howardville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howardville and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Howardville to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howardville) 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 Howardville 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 Howardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4628, Longitude: -76.0527 In this case, the coordinates for Howardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.892 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.357 degrees. |
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