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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 Pratts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pratts and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pratts:
- 42.922448, -75.583292
- 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 Pratts
- 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 Pratts is near Oneida County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Pratts
Communities Also Named Pratts ...
We found nine communities that are also named Pratts.
Within New York, the name Pratts is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Pratts is located in Barbour County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Pratts.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Pratts [Hartford County].
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pratts [Otsego County].
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Pratts is located in Lee County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Pratts.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pratts [Johnston County].
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This Pratts is located in Hancock County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pratts.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Pratts is located in Davis County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pratts.
- Salt Lake County
- This Pratts is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km] to the west of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pratts.
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Pratts is located in Madison County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pratts that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pratts.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratts ...
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.
- Brothertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brothertown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Five Chimneys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
- Forge Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
- Merrillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pecksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pratts Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scribner Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
- Small Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Small Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williams Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
How Far From Pratts 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 Pratts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pratts and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pratts to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,263 miles [6,860.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pratts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pratts 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pratts 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 Pratts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9224, Longitude: -75.5833 In this case, the coordinates for Pratts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.38 degrees. |
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