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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 Boylston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Boylston 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 North Boylston:
- 43.683680, -76.005476
- 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 North Boylston
- 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 North Boylston is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 North Boylston
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Boylston ...
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.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Little America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little America is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
- Roberts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Smartville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Worth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Worth Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
How Far From North Boylston 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 North Boylston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Boylston and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Boylston to Oswego, with an average speed<3> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,252 miles [6,842.9 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 from Point A (ie- North Boylston) 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 North Boylston 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 North Boylston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6837, Longitude: -76.0055 In this case, the coordinates for North Boylston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.234 degrees. |
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