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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 Nicholsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville:
- 43.273234, -75.963667
- 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 Nicholsville
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Nicholsville is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Nicholsville
Communities Also Named Nicholsville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Nicholsville.
Within New York, the name Nicholsville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This Nicholsville is located in Marengo County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nicholsville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Nicholsville.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Nicholsville is located in Cass County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west of the Nicholsville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Nicholsville.
- Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Nicholsville [Schoolcraft County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Nicholsville lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nicholsville that is located in Oswego County.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Nicholsville [Cleveland County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Nicholsville lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nicholsville that is located in Oswego County.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Nicholsville is located in Clermont County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nicholsville that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Nicholsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholsville ...
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.
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Doris Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doris Park is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris Park
- Dutch Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
- Dutcherville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dutcherville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutcherville
- Gayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
- Maple Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Flats is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Flats
- Panther Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Lake is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Toad Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toad Harbor is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Harbor
- Union Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement
- Valentines Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
- Whig Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whig Hill is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
How Far From Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicholsville and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nicholsville to Oswego, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nicholsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nicholsville 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nicholsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nicholsville 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 Nicholsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2732, Longitude: -75.9637 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.963 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.401 degrees. |
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