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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 Oswego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oswego 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 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
- 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
- Blaine 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 Idaho community of Oswego [Blaine County].
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- This Oswego is located in Kendall County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the west of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Oswego.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Oswego is located in Kosciusko County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Oswego.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Oswego is located in Labette County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Oswego.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Oswego is located in Holmes County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Oswego.
- 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
- Franklin County
- This Oswego is located in Franklin County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the south of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Oswego.
- 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
- Sumter County
- This Oswego is located in Sumter County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Oswego.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Oswego is located in Campbell County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Oswego that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Oswego.
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
- Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
- 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)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Oswego County
- 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)
- 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 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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.178 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.354 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.578 degrees. |
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