Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spencer Settlement:
  • 43.169236, -75.482398
  • 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 Spencer Settlement

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Spencer Settlement is near Madison County and also Albany 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 Albany 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 Spencer Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer Settlement ...

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.

• Air City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Air City is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
• Brewers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
• Churchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Churchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Greenway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Greenway Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
• Hatchs Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
• Liberty Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Mohawk Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens

How Far From Spencer Settlement 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 Spencer Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spencer Settlement to Utica, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'