Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spragueville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spragueville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spragueville
- 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 Spragueville:
- 44.258949, -75.536326
- 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 Spragueville
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Spragueville is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Spragueville ...
We found six communities that share the name Spragueville.
Within New York, the name Spragueville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Spragueville is located in Jackson County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spragueville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Spragueville.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Spragueville is located in Aroostook County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spragueville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Spragueville.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Spragueville is located in Cheshire County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spragueville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Spragueville.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Spragueville.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spragueville [Monroe County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Spragueville is located in Providence County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spragueville that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Spragueville.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spragueville ...
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.
- Elmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fullerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Fullerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Little Bow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bow
- Little Bow is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Natural Dam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
- Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Oxbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Pikes Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Corner
- Pikes Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
How Far From Spragueville 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 Spragueville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spragueville and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spragueville to Watertown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 141 miles [226.9 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spragueville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Spragueville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spragueville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2589, Longitude: -75.5363 In this case, the coordinates for Spragueville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spragueville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Spragueville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spragueville 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 306.473 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.692 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.739 degrees. |