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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 Cazenovia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia:
    • 42.992011, -75.870192
    • 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 Cazenovia
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since North Cazenovia is near Onondaga County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Cazenovia

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Cazenovia ...

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.

  • Clockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Delphi Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • High Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • High Bridge is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Juddville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Juddville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
  • Kirkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Oniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oniontown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
  • Pompey Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
    • Chittenango Springs
  • Tall Pines Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From North Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia and extending to:

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Cazenovia to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> 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 109 miles [175.4 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Cazenovia) 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 Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9920, Longitude: -75.8702       In this case, the coordinates for North Cazenovia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.83 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.887 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.484 degrees.