Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ingham Mills:
  • 43.057571, -74.763759
  • 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 Ingham Mills

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Ingham Mills is near Herkimer County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Ingham Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingham Mills ...

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.

• Bliss Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bliss Corner is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
• Fink Basin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fink Basin is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Basin
• Fordsbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fordsbush is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsbush
• Hallsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
• Indian Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
• Irondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Irondale is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Little Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <1>
• Lotville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lotville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
• Middle Sprite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
• Paper Mill Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
• Salisbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury

How Far From Ingham Mills 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 Ingham Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ingham Mills to Johnstown, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'