Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oneida Lake Beach West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oneida Lake Beach West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oneida Lake Beach West

• 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 Oneida Lake Beach West:
  • 43.157568, -75.845468
  • 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 Oneida Lake Beach West

• 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 Oneida Lake Beach West is near Oneida County and also Oswego 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 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 Oneida Lake Beach West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oneida Lake Beach West ...

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.

• Cottons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottons is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
• Edgewater Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
• Fish Creek Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish Creek Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Landing
• Fish Creek Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
• Jewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jewell is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Kirkville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkville is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkville <1>
• Long Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
• Maple Flats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maple Flats is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Flats
• Messenger Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Messenger Bay is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Bay
• Oniontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oniontown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
• Tall Pines Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
• Weaver Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaver Corner is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Corner

How Far From Oneida Lake Beach West to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oneida Lake Beach West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oneida Lake Beach West and extending to:

• Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oneida Lake Beach West 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 110 miles [177 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six 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 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'