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.

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

• 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
  • 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 located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is 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 located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Howardville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Howardville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
• Little America
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little America is 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 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 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 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 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 located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
• Redfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Redfield is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redfield
  • From Kasoag to Redfield
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater is 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 include 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<2> beginning in Kasoag and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kasoag to Oswego, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'