Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Purdys Mill:
  • 44.808373, -73.670697
  • 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 Purdys Mill

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Purdys Mill is near Grand Isle County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Purdys Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Purdys Mill ...

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 Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Chazy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chazy is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chazy <1>
• Chazy Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
• Covey Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
• Ellenburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <1>
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Lyon Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <1>
• Merrill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Rocky Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Russia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Salmon River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Salmon River is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
• Woods Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls

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

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

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Purdys Mill to Plattsburgh, 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'