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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 Selkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selkirk 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 Selkirk:
- 43.574236, -76.202705
- 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 Selkirk
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Selkirk is near Jefferson County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Selkirk
Communities Also Named Selkirk ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Selkirk.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Selkirk.
Beyond New York, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Albany County
- This Selkirk is located in Albany County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Selkirk.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wichita County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Selkirk [Wichita County].
- Manitoba
- This Selkirk lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- This Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Selkirk.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Selkirk [Laclede County].
- New Madrid County
- This Selkirk is located in New Madrid County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Selkirk.
- Ontario
- This Selkirk lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This Selkirk is located in Warren County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the southwest of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Selkirk.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Selkirk lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Oswego County.
- South Carolina
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Selkirk [Marion County].
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Selkirk [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selkirk ...
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.
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maple View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Rainbow Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Tinker Tavern Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
How Far From Selkirk 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 Selkirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Selkirk and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Selkirk to Oswego, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Selkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Selkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Selkirk 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Selkirk 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 Selkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5742, Longitude: -76.2027 In this case, the coordinates for Selkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.974 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.143 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.379 degrees. |
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