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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 Sagamore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagamore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sagamore:
    • 43.764509, -74.628220
    • 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 Sagamore
  • 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 Sagamore is near Herkimer County and also Essex 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 Essex 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 Sagamore

Communities Also Named Sagamore ...

We found four communities that are also named Sagamore.

Within New York, the name Sagamore is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Sagamore is located in Hall County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sagamore that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Sagamore.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Sagamore is located in Barnstable County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sagamore that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Sagamore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Sagamore is located in Armstrong County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sagamore that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Sagamore.
      • Fayette County
      • This Sagamore is located in Fayette County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the southwest of the Sagamore that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sagamore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagamore ...

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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Moose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Moose is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moose
  • Deerland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerland is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
  • Eagle Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Nest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Nest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Indian Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Inlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Rapids is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
  • Long Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Lodge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
  • Woods Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woods Lake is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sagamore and extending to:

  • Lake Pleasant, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sagamore to Lake Pleasant, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,191 miles [6,744.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sagamore) 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 Sagamore 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 Sagamore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7645, Longitude: -74.6282       In this case, the coordinates for Sagamore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.964 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.04 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.534 degrees.