Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sheds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sheds
- 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 Sheds:
- 42.811178, -75.830192
- 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 Sheds
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Sheds is near Cortland County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sheds ...
We found one communities that share the name Sheds.
Within New York, the name Sheds is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sheds in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheds ...
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.
- Delphi Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi Falls
- Delphi Falls is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi Falls <2>
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Juddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pompey Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pompey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
- Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
- Puckerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Quaker Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
- Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
- Seventh Day Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventh Day Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Hollow
- Seventh Day Hollow is located in Chenango County
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Williams Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Williams Corners is located in Madison County
How Far From Sheds 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 Sheds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sheds and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sheds to Wampsville, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,277 miles [6,883.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheds. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sheds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sheds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8112, Longitude: -75.8302 In this case, the coordinates for Sheds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sheds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.852 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.546 degrees. |