Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Oriskany Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oriskany Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oriskany Falls

• 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 Oriskany Falls:
  • 42.938034, -75.463423
  • 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 Oriskany Falls

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Oriskany Falls is near Madison County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Oriskany Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oriskany Falls ...

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.

• Brothertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brothertown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
• Farmers Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Forge Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marshall is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Paris Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
• Pecksport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecksport is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
• Pratts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
• Pratts Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
• Small Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Small Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
• Valley Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills

How Far From Oriskany Falls 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 village such as Oriskany Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oriskany Falls and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oriskany Falls to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'