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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 Remsen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Remsen 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 Remsen:
- 43.326916, -75.186761
- 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 Remsen
- 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 Remsen is near Herkimer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Remsen
Communities Also Named Remsen ...
We found one communities that are also named Remsen.
Within New York, the name Remsen is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Remsen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Plymouth County
- This Remsen is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west of the Remsen that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Remsen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Remsen ...
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.
- Big Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Brook is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
- Fink Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fink Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Hollow
- Forestport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frenchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gravesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravesville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Holland Patent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mapledale is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Remsen 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 village such as Remsen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Remsen and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Remsen to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 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 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Remsen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Remsen 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 Remsen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3269, Longitude: -75.1868 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.007 degrees. |
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