Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salisbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salisbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salisbury
- 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 Salisbury:
- 43.134315, -74.824555
- 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 Salisbury
- 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Since Salisbury is near Fulton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Salisbury ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Salisbury.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Salisbury.
Beyond New York, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Coles 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 Illinois community of Salisbury [Coles County].
- Sangamon County
- This Salisbury is located in Sangamon County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the west of the Salisbury that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Salisbury.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Salisbury lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Salisbury that is located in Herkimer County.
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Salisbury [Lancaster County].
- Somerset County
- This Salisbury is located in Somerset County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the southwest of the Salisbury that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Salisbury.
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Salisbury is located in Botetourt County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Salisbury that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Salisbury.
- Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Salisbury [Chesterfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salisbury ...
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.
- Bliss Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
- Bliss Corner is located in Fulton County
- Bull Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fink Basin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fink Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Basin
- Fink Basin is located in Herkimer County
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Indian Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
- Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Knappville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knappville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappville
- Knappville is located in Fulton County
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <5>
- Lotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Middle Sprite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Sprite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
- Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
- Paper Mill Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
- Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
How Far From Salisbury 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 Salisbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salisbury and extending to:
- Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salisbury to Herkimer, with an average speed<6> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,222 miles [6,794.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salisbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salisbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salisbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1343, Longitude: -74.8246 In this case, the coordinates for Salisbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Salisbury 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Salisbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Salisbury 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 306.164 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.161 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.925 degrees. |