Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parish Center:
  • 43.402014, -76.068255
  • 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 Parish Center

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
  • Since Parish Center is near Onondaga County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Parish Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parish Center ...

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.

• Dutch Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
• Happy Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Howardville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Howardville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
• Little France
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little France is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
• Mallory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallory is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallory <1>
• Maple View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple View is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple View <1>
• Morse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morse is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Parish
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <1>
• Prattham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattham is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
• Red Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Red Mill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Union Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Settlement

How Far From Parish Center 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 community such as Parish Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parish Center and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Parish Center to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'