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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old City 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 Old City:
- 43.162847, -74.984879
- 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 Old City
- 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Since Old City is near Oneida County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Old City
Communities Also Named Old City ...
We found four communities that are also named Old City.
Within New York, the name Old City is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Old City is located in Piscataquis County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Old City that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Old City.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Old City is located in Middlesex County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Old City that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Old City.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Old City is located in Philadelphia County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south of the Old City that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Old City.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Old City is located in Orange County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Old City that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Old City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old City ...
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.
- Bull Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Hill is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill
- Cold Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Heritage Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Irish Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Paper Mill Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russia is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
How Far From Old City 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 Old City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old City and extending to:
- Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Old City to Herkimer, 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Old City 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 Old City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1628, Longitude: -74.9849 In this case, the coordinates for Old City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.26 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.987 degrees. |
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