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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 Old Campbellwood Wye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Campbellwood Wye 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 Old Campbellwood Wye:
    • 43.617014, -75.664353
    • 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 Old Campbellwood Wye
  • 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 Old Campbellwood Wye ...

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.

  • Constableville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fish Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
    • Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Freeman Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
    • Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Hooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Hoseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoseville
    • Hoseville is located in Lewis County
  • Little America
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
    • Little America is located in Oswego County
  • Martinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
  • Mohawk Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Noble Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Shores
    • Noble Shores is located in Oswego County
  • Page
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
    • Page is located in Lewis County
  • Parson Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
    • Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Redfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Worth Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County

How Far From Old Campbellwood Wye 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 Old Campbellwood Wye to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Campbellwood Wye and extending to:

  • Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Campbellwood Wye to Lowville, with an average speed<4> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Campbellwood Wye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Campbellwood Wye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6170, Longitude: -75.6644       In this case, the coordinates for Old Campbellwood Wye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Old Campbellwood Wye 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 306.631 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.10 degrees.









 

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