Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Polkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Polkville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Polkville
- 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 Polkville:
- 43.093401, -76.031309
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Polkville
- 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Since Polkville is near Madison County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Oswego 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Polkville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Polkville.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Polkville.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Chenango County
- Cortland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
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- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Polkville ...
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.
- Eagle Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
- Galeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - High Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Onondaga County
- Jamesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <5>
- Kirkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkville <5>
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <5>
- Pitcher Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Hill
- Pitcher Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Rodger Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodger Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Corner
- Rodger Corner is located in Onondaga County
- Sandy Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Skytop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Tall Pines Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
- Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
- Valentines Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valentines Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
- Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Weaver Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Corner
- Weaver Corner is located in Madison County
How Far From Polkville 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 Polkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Polkville and extending to:
- Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Polkville to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Polkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0934, Longitude: -76.0313 In this case, the coordinates for Polkville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Polkville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Polkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Polkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.919 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.004 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.514 degrees. |