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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 Jordanville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jordanville 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 Jordanville:
    • 42.914794, -74.951543
    • 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 Jordanville
  • 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 Jordanville is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Jordanville

Communities Also Named Jordanville ...

We found five communities that are also named Jordanville.

Within New York, the name Jordanville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Jordanville is located in Elmore County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jordanville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Jordanville.
    • Illinois
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Jordanville [Morgan County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Jordanville lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jordanville that is located in Herkimer County.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Jordanville is located in Columbiana County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jordanville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Jordanville.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Jordanville is located in Horry County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jordanville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Jordanville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordanville ...

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.

  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Days Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Days Rock is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Rock
  • Deck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deck is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Dogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Edicks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Elizabethtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Getman Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Getman Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Corners
  • Kingdom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kingdom is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
  • Mohawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Paines Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
  • Spinnerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spinnerville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerville
  • Starkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville

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

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

  • Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Jordanville to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Jordanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Jordanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Jordanville 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 Jordanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9148, Longitude: -74.9515       In this case, the coordinates for Jordanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.269 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.243 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.087 degrees.