Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skaneateles:
  • 42.945789, -76.428186
  • 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 Skaneateles

• 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
  • Since Skaneateles is near Cayuga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Skaneateles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skaneateles ...

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.

• Baptist Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Edgewater Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Halfway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Jones Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
• Long Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Marysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Petty Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
• Rose Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Shamrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Thorn Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
• Wicks Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wicks Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corners
• Willow Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
• Winding Ways
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Skaneateles and extending to:

• Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skaneateles to Syracuse, with an average speed<2> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east (E). 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'