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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McMasters Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMasters Crossing 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 McMasters Crossing:
- 44.353110, -74.215714
- 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 McMasters Crossing
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since McMasters Crossing is near Essex County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 McMasters Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near McMasters Crossing ...
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.
- Coreys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coreys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys
- Floodwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Floodwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
- Forestdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Harrietstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Kildare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kildare is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Lake Clear
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loon Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Merrillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Moody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Paul Smiths
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Corner Curve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Corner Curve is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Corner Curve
- Vermontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From McMasters Crossing 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 McMasters Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McMasters Crossing and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McMasters Crossing to Malone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south (S). 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 403 miles [648.6 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 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McMasters Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McMasters Crossing 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 McMasters Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3531, Longitude: -74.2157 In this case, the coordinates for McMasters Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.628 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.76 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.049 degrees. |
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