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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Kasoag.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kasoag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kasoag 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 Kasoag:
- 43.461630, -75.923334<1>
- 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 Kasoag
- 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 Kasoag is near Oneida County and also Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Kasoag
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kasoag ...
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.
- Carterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carterville is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florence Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Howardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howardville is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Little America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little America is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Maple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Mud Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Hill is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Hill
- Noble Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noble Shores is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Shores
- Parish Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parish Center is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Center
- Pine Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Meadows is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is also located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
How Far From Kasoag 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 included the distance from a community such as Kasoag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kasoag and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kasoag to Oswego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Kasoag:
Decimal: 43.46163, -75.923334
DDMMSS: 43° 27' 41", -75° 55' 24" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kasoag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kasoag 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 Kasoag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4616, Longitude: -75.9233 In this case, the coordinates for Kasoag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.942 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.296 degrees. |
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