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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 Robinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinwood 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 Robinwood:
- 44.043394, -74.747679
- 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 Robinwood
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Robinwood is near Herkimer County and also Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence 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 Robinwood
Communities Also Named Robinwood ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Robinwood.
Within New York, the name Robinwood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Robinwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robinwood.
- Mobile County
- This Robinwood is located in Mobile County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km] to the southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Robinwood.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Robinwood [Pulaski County].
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Robinwood is located in Johnson County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Robinwood.
- Indiana
- Vigo 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 Indiana community of Robinwood [Vigo County].
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Robinwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Robinwood.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Robinwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Robinwood.
- Washington County
- This Robinwood is located in Washington County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the south southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Robinwood.
- Mississippi
- Lawrence County
- This Robinwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Robinwood.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Robinwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Robinwood.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Robinwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km]<1> to the west of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Robinwood.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Robinwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Robinwood.
- Danville City
- This Robinwood is located in Danville City and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the south southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Robinwood.
- Henrico County
- This Robinwood is located in Henrico County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the south southwest of the Robinwood that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Robinwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinwood ...
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.
- Beaver River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brandy Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Brook
- Conifer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conifer is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Cook Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Cranberry Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deerland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerland is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
- Gale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Horseshoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Little Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Long Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Piercefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Lake
How Far From Robinwood 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 Robinwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robinwood and extending to:
- Lake Pleasant, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robinwood to Lake Pleasant, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,186 miles [6,736.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinwood) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Robinwood 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'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 Robinwood 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 Robinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0434, Longitude: -74.7477 In this case, the coordinates for Robinwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.003 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.458 degrees. |
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