Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Irona:
  • 44.904761, -73.705701
  • 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 Irona

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Irona is near Franklin County and also Grand Isle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle 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 Irona

Communities Also Named Irona ...

We found one communities that are also named Irona.

Within New York, the name Irona is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Irona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Preston County
    • This Irona is located in Preston County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Irona that is located in Clinton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Irona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irona ...

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.

• Beartown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Covey Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
• Ellenburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <2>
• Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Havelock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
• Purdys Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
• Russeltown Flats
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russeltown Flats
• Woods Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irona and extending to:

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irona to Plattsburgh, 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south (S). 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 448 miles [721 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,111 miles [6,616 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'