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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 Skytop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skytop 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 Skytop:
- 43.020344, -76.123257
- 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 Skytop
- 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 Skytop is near Madison County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Skytop
Communities Also Named Skytop ...
We found three communities that are also named Skytop.
Within New York, the name Skytop is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Skytop is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,242 miles [3,608.1 km]<1> to the west of the Skytop that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Skytop.
- Florida
- Lake County
- This Skytop is located in Lake County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Skytop that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Skytop.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Skytop is located in Monroe County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Skytop that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Skytop.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skytop ...
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.
- Galeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Galeville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeville
- Griffins Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Corners
- High Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Indian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jamesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kellys Corners is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
- Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitcher Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pitcher Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Hill
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Sentinel Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Split Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Split Rock is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Stanley Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley Manor is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
How Far From Skytop 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 Skytop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skytop and extending to:
- Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Skytop to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,282 miles [6,891.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Skytop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Skytop 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 Skytop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0203, Longitude: -76.1233 In this case, the coordinates for Skytop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.065 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.59 degrees. |
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