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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 Oaksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaksville 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 Oaksville:
    • 42.724969, -75.004859
    • 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 Oaksville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaksville ...

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.

  • Cattown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Otsego County
  • Field Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
    • Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Fly Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Index
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Index have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
    • Index is located in Otsego County
  • Patent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Patent is located in Otsego County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Patent
    • From Oaksville to Patent
  • Pierstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierstown
    • Pierstown is located in Otsego County
  • Scotch Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
    • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Summit Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
    • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Toddsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
    • Toddsville is located in Otsego County
  • Whig Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whig Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners
    • Whig Corners is located in Otsego County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Oaksville and extending to:

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Oaksville to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Oaksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oaksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7250, Longitude: -75.0049       In this case, the coordinates for Oaksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oaksville 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 306.324 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.274 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.199 degrees.