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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 Irondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irondale 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 Irondale:
    • 43.162570, -74.778484
    • 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 Irondale
  • 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
    • Since Irondale is near Fulton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Irondale

Communities Also Named Irondale ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Irondale.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Irondale.

Beyond New York, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Dutchess County
      • This Irondale is located in Dutchess County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Irondale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Irondale is located in Adams County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the west of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Irondale.
      • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Irondale [Arapahoe County].
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Irondale is located in Clayton County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Irondale.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Irondale [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Irondale is located in Madison County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Irondale.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Irondale is located in Washington County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Irondale.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Irondale [Muskingum County].
    • Ontario
      • This Irondale lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Irondale [Columbia County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Irondale is located in Wise County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Irondale that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Irondale.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Irondale [Jefferson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irondale ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • Bull Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Hill is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill
  • Fink Basin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fink Basin is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Basin
  • Indian Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
  • Knappville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knappville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappville
  • Little Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lotville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lotville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
  • Middle Sprite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Paper Mill Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
  • Salisbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury

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

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

  • Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Irondale to Herkimer, with an average speed<5> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,219 miles [6,789.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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- Irondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Irondale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Irondale 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 Irondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1626, Longitude: -74.7785       In this case, the coordinates for Irondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.132 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.13 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.89 degrees.