Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oswego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oswego and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oswego
- 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 Oswego:
- 43.457592, -76.507697
- 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 Oswego
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Oswego is near Cayuga County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Oswego ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Oswego.
Within New York, the name Oswego is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Oswego [Dawson County].
- Valley County
- This Oswego is located in Valley County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Oswego.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Oswego [Clackamas County].
- Multnomah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Oswego [Multnomah County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Oswego [Washington County].
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oswego ...
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.
- Clark Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
- Crocketts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Fruit Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
- Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Hannibal is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
- Jones Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corners
- Jones Corners is located in Oswego County
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lewis Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
- Moon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Beach
- Moon Beach is located in Cayuga County
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
- Pleasant Point Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Crossing
- Pleasant Point Crossing is located in Oswego County
How Far From Oswego 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 city such as Oswego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oswego and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Oswego to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oswego. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Oswego 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oswego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oswego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4576, Longitude: -76.5077 |
| <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 Oswego 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 307.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.578 degrees. |