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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 Middleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Middleville:
    • 43.139016, -74.969261
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Middleville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Middleville ...

We found six communities that share the name Middleville.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Middleville.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Suffolk County
      • This Middleville is located in Suffolk County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Middleville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Middleville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Middleville is located in Barry County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west of the Middleville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Middleville.
    • Minnesota
      • Wright County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Middleville [Wright County].
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Middleville is located in Sussex County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south of the Middleville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Middleville.
    • Ontario
      • This Middleville lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Middleville that is located in Herkimer County.
    • West Virginia
      • Taylor County
      • This Middleville is located in Taylor County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middleville that is located in Herkimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Middleville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleville ...

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.

  • Bull Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill
    • Bull Hill is located in Herkimer County
  • Cold Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <4>
  • Gray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Herkimer County
  • Hurricane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
    • Hurricane is located in Herkimer County
  • Irish Settlement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
    • Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
  • Irondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Herkimer County
  • Little Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Paper Mill Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
    • Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Poland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County

How Far From Middleville to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleville and extending to:

  • Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies just to the South.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Middleville to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1390, Longitude: -74.9693    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Middleville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Middleville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.254 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.262 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.991 degrees.









 

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