Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sciola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sciola and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sciola

• 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 Sciola:
  • 44.895887, -73.549435
  • 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 Sciola

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Sciola is near Grand Isle County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sciola

Communities Also Named Sciola ...

We found one communities that are also named Sciola.

Within New York, the name Sciola is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sciola in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Montgomery County
    • This Sciola is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the west of the Sciola that is located in Clinton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sciola.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sciola ...

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.

• Beartown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beartown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Chazy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chazy is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chazy <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chazy
  • From Sciola to Chazy
• Chazy Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
• Covey Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
• Ellenburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <2>
• Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Havelock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
• Henrysburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysburg
• Purdys Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
• Rocky Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Woods Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woods Falls
  • From Sciola to Woods Falls

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

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

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sciola to Plattsburgh, 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,105 miles [6,606.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'