Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prussian Settlement:
  • 43.452570, -75.507401
  • 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 Prussian Settlement

• 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 Prussian Settlement 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 Prussian Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prussian Settlement ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Beartown is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Constableville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Constableville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constableville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constableville <1>
• Fish Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Flint Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flint Town is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
• Freeman Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
• Hillside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hurlbutville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
• Mohawk Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
• Parson Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Prussian Settlement and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prussian Settlement 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 just over 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 324 miles [521.4 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 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'