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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 Huron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Huron 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 Huron:
- 43.264036, -76.884279
- 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 Huron
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since North Huron is near Cayuga County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Huron
Communities Also Named North Huron ...
We found one communities that are also named North Huron.
Within New York, the name North Huron is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named North Huron in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Huron ...
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.
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Hickory Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Square is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Square
- Lake Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Bluff is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Red Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Resort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Resort is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resort
- Rice Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Mill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
- Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset View is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
How Far From North Huron 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 North Huron 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 Huron and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Huron to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 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 Huron) 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 Huron 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 Huron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2640, Longitude: -76.8843 In this case, the coordinates for North Huron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.844 degrees. |
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