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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 Parson Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parson Mill 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 Parson Mill:
- 43.449514, -75.566569
- 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 Parson Mill
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Parson Mill is near Oneida County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Parson Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parson Mill ...
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.
- Beartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Constableville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Flint Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Florence Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Freeman Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hurlbutville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
- Lake Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Leisure Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Michigan Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
- Mohawk Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
- Prussian Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
- Stokes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner
How Far From Parson Mill 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 community such as Parson Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parson Mill and extending to:
- Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parson Mill to Lowville, 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 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Parson Mill) 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 Parson Mill 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 Parson Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4495, Longitude: -75.5666 In this case, the coordinates for Parson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.131 degrees. |
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