Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Severance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Severance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Severance
- 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 Severance:
- 43.875994, -73.72999
- 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 Severance
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Severance is near Warren County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Severance ...
We found four communities that share the name Severance.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Severance.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kansas
- New Hampshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Severance ...
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.
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(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Indian Kettles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Kettles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kettles
- Indian Kettles is located in Warren County
- Irishtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Ironville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <3>
- Paradox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradox
- Paradox is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradox <3>
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pottersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <3>
- Starbuckville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuckville
- Starbuckville is located in Warren County
- Street Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Street Road is located in Essex County
How Far From Severance 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 Severance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Severance and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Severance to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). 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 383 miles [616.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,149 miles [6,677.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Severance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Severance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Severance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8760, Longitude: -73.7300 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Severance to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.049 degrees. |