Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lyon Mountain:
  • 44.726095, -73.911041
  • 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 Lyon Mountain

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Lyon Mountain is near Franklin County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Lyon Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyon Mountain ...

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.

• Ellenburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <1>
• High Bank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • High Bank is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank
• Merrill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Mountain View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Owls Head
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Owls Head is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <1>
• Purdys Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Russia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Sugarbush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sugarbush is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush
• Two Brooks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Two Brooks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Brooks
• Wolf Pond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond

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

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

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lyon Mountain to Plattsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'