Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Niles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Niles
- 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 Niles:
- 42.837977, -76.413246
- 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 Niles
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Niles is near Onondaga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- eBird sighting report for Cortland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Niles ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Niles.
Within New York, the name Niles is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Boone 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 Iowa community of Niles [Boone County].
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Niles [Floyd County].
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Niles is located in Berrien County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the west of the Niles that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Niles.
- Oakland 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 Niles [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Niles.
- Trumbull County
- This Niles is located in Trumbull County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Niles that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Niles.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Harris 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 Texas community of Niles [Harris County].
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Niles [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niles ...
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.
- Amber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Baptist Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
- Gregory Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
- Heath Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Grove
- Heath Grove is located in Onondaga County
- Indian Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jones Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Kelloggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Thorn Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Winding Ways
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Ways have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways
- Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
How Far From Niles 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 community such as Niles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niles and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niles to Auburn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Niles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Niles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Niles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8380, Longitude: -76.4132 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Niles 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 Niles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Niles 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 307.184 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.808 degrees. |