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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 New York Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New York Mills 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 New York Mills:
- 43.103507, -75.292858
- 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 New York Mills
- 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 New York Mills 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 New York Mills
Communities Also Named New York Mills ...
We found one communities that are also named New York Mills.
Within New York, the name New York Mills is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named New York Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This New York Mills is located in Otter Tail County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New York Mills that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of New York Mills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New York Mills ...
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.
- Clayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Days Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
- Farmers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Gulph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulph is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph
- Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Heritage Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Holland Patent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marcy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
How Far From New York Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as New York Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New York Mills 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 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from New York Mills 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 304 miles [489.2 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 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- New York Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 New York Mills 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 New York Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1035, Longitude: -75.2929 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.16 degrees. |
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