Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lost Village:
  • 44.619507, -75.492447
  • 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 Lost Village

• 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Since Lost Village is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Lost Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Village ...

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.

• Edgewater Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Edwardsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Flackville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
• Flanders Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
• Johnstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <1>
• Lords Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Mills
• Loyalist Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
• Pope Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
• Red Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Sparkle City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkle City
• Stones Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corners
• Terrace Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Terrace Park is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park

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

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Village to Canton, 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'