Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Delta:
  • 43.293125, -75.472120
  • 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 Lake Delta

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Lake Delta is near Albany County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Lake Delta

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Delta ...

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.

• Air City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Air City is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
• Beartown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Elmer Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
• Frenchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Hillside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lee is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Lee Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
• Leisure Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Liberty Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Mohawk Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
• Stokes Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

How Far From Lake Delta to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Delta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Delta and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Delta to Utica, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'