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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 South Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Junction:
    • 44.633100, -73.454023
    • 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 Junction
  • 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 Junction ...

We found six communities that share the name South Junction.

Within New York, the name South Junction is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Baca 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 Colorado community of South Junction [Baca County].
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of South Junction [Saint Clair County].
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque 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 Iowa community of South Junction [Dubuque County].
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of South Junction [Sedgwick County].
    • Manitoba
      • This South Junction lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the South Junction that is located in Clinton County.
    • Oregon
      • Wasco County
      • This South Junction is located in Wasco County and lies 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the South Junction that is located in Clinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of South Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Junction ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Clinton County
  • Gordon Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
    • Gordon Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Grand Isle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <4>
  • Grand Isle Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle Station
    • Grand Isle Station is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Clinton County
  • Salmon River
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
    • Salmon River is located in Clinton County
  • South Hero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
    • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hero <4>

How Far From South Junction 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 South Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Junction and extending to:

  • Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from South Junction to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Junction 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6331, Longitude: -73.4540       In this case, the coordinates for South Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 South Junction 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 305.109 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.226 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.537 degrees.









 

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