Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Phoenix Mills:
  • 42.666774, -74.942794
  • 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 Phoenix Mills

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoenix Mills ...

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.

• Cattown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cattown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
  • Cattown has also been known as:
  • Cat Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cattown
  • From Phoenix Mills to Cattown
• Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chase is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Field Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fly Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fly Creek
  • From Phoenix Mills to Fly Creek
• Index
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Index is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Jones Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Oaksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oaksville
  • From Phoenix Mills to Oaksville
• Scotch Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
• Summit Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
• Toddsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Toddsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
• Whig Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whig Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners

How Far From Phoenix Mills 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 Phoenix Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Phoenix Mills to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,245 miles [6,831.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'