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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 Millgate Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millgate Meadows 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 Millgate Meadows:
- 43.090278, -75.368333
- 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 Millgate Meadows
- 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 Millgate Meadows is near Herkimer County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Millgate Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millgate Meadows ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Air City is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
- Brewers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Brothertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brothertown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Clayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Forge Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
- Greens Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
- Greenway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Greenway Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
- Hatchs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
- Heritage Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Mohawk Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paris Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
- Small Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Small Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
How Far From Millgate Meadows 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 community such as Millgate Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Millgate Meadows and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the East.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Millgate Meadows to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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- Millgate Meadows) 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 Millgate Meadows 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 Millgate Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0903, Longitude: -75.3683 In this case, the coordinates for Millgate Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.507 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.202 degrees. |
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