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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 Poolville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poolville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Poolville:
    • 42.775625, -75.506567
    • 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 Poolville
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Poolville is near Chenango County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Poolville

Communities Also Named Poolville ...

We found three communities that are also named Poolville.

Within New York, the name Poolville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Poolville is located in Union County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poolville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Poolville.
    • North Carolina
      • Pasquotank County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Poolville [Pasquotank County].
    • Texas
      • Parker County
      • This Poolville is located in Parker County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Poolville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Poolville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poolville ...

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.

  • Button City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • Columbus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Eagleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagleville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Earlville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Guideboard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Guideboard is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
  • Moscow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
  • Pecksport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
  • Pierceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Pratts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Randallsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Randallsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
  • Sweets
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sweets is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets

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

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

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Poolville to Wampsville, with an average speed<4> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poolville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Poolville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Poolville 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 Poolville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7756, Longitude: -75.5066       In this case, the coordinates for Poolville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.628 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.625 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.411 degrees.