Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stroughs Crossing:
  • 44.194221, -75.862441
  • 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 Stroughs Crossing

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Stroughs Crossing is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Stroughs Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stroughs Crossing ...

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.

• Douglas Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Douglas Crossing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossing
• Dutch Settlement
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
• Evans Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evans Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans Mills <1>
• Fineview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fineview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fineview <1>
• Fishers Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <1>
• Halls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Moore Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
• Orleans Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
• Perch River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perch River is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch River
• Thousand Island Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thousand Island Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Island Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thousand Island Park <1>

How Far From Stroughs Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stroughs Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stroughs Crossing and extending to:

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stroughs Crossing to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 149 miles [239.8 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'