Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Rock:
  • 43.380703, -75.547381
  • 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 Point Rock

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Point Rock is near Lewis County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Point Rock

Communities Also Named Point Rock ...

We found one communities that are also named Point Rock.

Within New York, the name Point Rock is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Meigs County
    • This Point Rock is located in Meigs County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Point Rock that is located in Oneida County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Point Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Rock ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Flint Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Freeman Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
• Lake Delta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
• Lee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lee is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Lee Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <2>
• Leisure Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Parson Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
• Prussian Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
• Stokes Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

How Far From Point Rock 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 Point Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Rock to Utica, 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 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 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 5,648 miles [9,089.6 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 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'