Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Hammond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hammond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Hammond
- 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 South Hammond:
- 44.399224, -75.733011
- 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 South Hammond
- 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since South Hammond is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 South Hammond ...
We found one communities that share the name South Hammond.
Within New York, the name South Hammond is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named South Hammond in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of South Hammond [Lake County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hammond ...
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.
- Butternut Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Bay
- Cedars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Elmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Front of Escott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front of Escott came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front of Escott
- Goose Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Mallorytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallorytown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallorytown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallorytown <4>
- Mallorytown Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallorytown Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallorytown Landing
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nelson Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Corner
- Nelson Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
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- Oxbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <4>
- Pope Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
- Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
- Ruby Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Corner
- Ruby Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Oxbow
How Far From South Hammond to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Hammond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in South Hammond and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Hammond to Canton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Hammond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 South Hammond 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. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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- South Hammond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Hammond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3992, Longitude: -75.7330 In this case, the coordinates for South Hammond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 South Hammond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.836 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.769 degrees. |