Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oneida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oneida and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oneida
- 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:
- 43.093861, -75.651156
- 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 Oneida
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Oneida is near Oneida County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- eBird sighting report for Albany 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oneida ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Oneida.
Within New York, the name Oneida is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oneida [Anderson County].
- Nemaha County
- This Oneida is located in Nemaha County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the west of the Oneida that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Oneida.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
- Carroll County
- This Oneida is located in Carroll County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Oneida.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Oneida is located in Butler County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oneida that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Oneida.
- Schuylkill County
- This Oneida is located in Schuylkill County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south of the Oneida that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Oneida.
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oneida ...
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.
- Brewers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
- Clockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clockville
- Clockville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clockville <4>
- Five Chimneys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Chimneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
- Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
- Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Madison County
- Merrillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Madison County
- Paradise Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
- Scribner Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
- Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
- Starks Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
- Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Madison County
- Willow Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
- Willow Place is located in Oneida County
How Far From Oneida 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 city such as Oneida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oneida and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Oneida to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oneida: www.ci.oneida.ny.us/
The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Oneida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oneida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0939, Longitude: -75.6512 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oneida could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oneida 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 306.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.737 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.334 degrees. |