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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 Ontario-on-the-Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ontario-on-the-Lake 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake:
- 43.278119, -77.348324
- 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Ontario-on-the-Lake is near Monroe County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ontario-on-the-Lake ...
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.
- Forest Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Furnaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Furnaceville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Oklahoma Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Woods is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
How Far From Ontario-on-the-Lake 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ontario-on-the-Lake and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ontario-on-the-Lake to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,324 miles [6,958.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ontario-on-the-Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ontario-on-the-Lake 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 Ontario-on-the-Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2781, Longitude: -77.3483 In this case, the coordinates for Ontario-on-the-Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.061 degrees. |
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