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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 Saint Lawrence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence:
    • 44.177271, -76.167716
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saint Lawrence
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Saint Lawrence ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Saint Lawrence.

Within New York, the name Saint Lawrence is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, ten are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Saint Lawrence [Daviess County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saint Lawrence [Marquette County].
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Lawrence [Otter Tail County].
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Saint Lawrence [Scott County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Lawrence lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Saint Lawrence [Chatham County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the south of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Saint Lawrence.
      • Cambria County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southwest of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Lawrence lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Quebec
      • This Saint Lawrence lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
    • South Dakota
      • Hand County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hand County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Texas
      • Glasscock County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Glasscock County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glasscock County community of Saint Lawrence.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the west of the Saint Lawrence that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint Lawrence.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Lawrence ...

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.

  • Fineview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fineview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
    • Fineview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <4>
  • Fishers Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
    • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <4>
  • Gray's Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray's Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray's Beach
  • Grindstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grindstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
    • Grindstone is located in Jefferson County
  • Limerick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <4>
  • Lower Town Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town Landing
    • Lower Town Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Perch River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perch River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
    • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
  • Sunnybank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Sunnybank is located in Jefferson County
  • Thousand Island Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Mile Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willowbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Lawrence to Watertown, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Lawrence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Saint Lawrence 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Lawrence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Lawrence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1773, Longitude: -76.1677       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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 Saint Lawrence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.883 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.086 degrees.




 

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