Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pickettville:
  • 44.608949, -74.820748
  • 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 Pickettville

• 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Since Pickettville is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Pickettville

Communities Also Named Pickettville ...

We found one communities that are also named Pickettville.

Within New York, the name Pickettville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Pickettville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Duval County
    • This Pickettville is located in Duval County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pickettville that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Pickettville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pickettville ...

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.

• Coney Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
• Converse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Converse is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• High Flats
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • High Flats is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Flats
• Irish Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Kellogg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Parishville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <2>
• Parishville Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Pickettville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pickettville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pickettville and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pickettville to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,169 miles [6,709.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'