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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 North Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Bay 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 North Bay:
    • 43.230014, -75.748145
    • 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 North Bay
  • 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 North Bay ...

We found five communities that share the name North Bay.

Within New York, the name North Bay is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of North Bay [Harrison County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This North Bay lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Bay that is located in Oneida County.
    • Ontario
      • This North Bay lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Bay that is located in Oneida County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • This North Bay is located in Door County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the west northwest of the North Bay that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of North Bay.
      • Racine County
      • This North Bay is located in Racine County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the west of the North Bay that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of North Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Bay ...

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.

  • Dibbletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibbletown
    • Dibbletown is located in Oneida County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Fish Creek Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Landing
    • Fish Creek Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Fish Creek Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
    • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Long Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
    • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Maple Flats
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Flats
    • Maple Flats is located in Oneida County
  • Messenger Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messenger Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Bay
    • Messenger Bay is located in Madison County
  • Paradise Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
    • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Pine Crest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Stacy Basin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
    • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Starks Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
    • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County

How Far From North Bay 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 North Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Bay to Utica, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 North Bay 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.
<2>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- North Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2300, Longitude: -75.7481    
<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 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 North Bay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.727 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.81 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.318 degrees.




 

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