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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 Sun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sun and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sun:
- 44.952823, -74.184069
- 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 Sun
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Sun is near Clinton County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Sun
Communities Also Named Sun ...
We found ten communities that are also named Sun.
Within New York, the name Sun is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima 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 Arizona community of Sun [Pima County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Sun.
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- This Sun is located in Newaygo County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the west of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Sun.
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Sun is located in Scott County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Sun.
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Sun is located in Wilson County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sun.
- Texas
- Grayson 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 Texas community of Sun [Grayson County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sun [Jefferson County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sun is located in Davis County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<2> to the west of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sun.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Sun is located in Russell County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Sun.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Sun is located in Fayette County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Sun that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sun.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sun ...
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.
- Beaver Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Constable
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Earlville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Fay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Herdman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
- Kelvingrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powerscourt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
- Trout River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout River
How Far From Sun 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 Sun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sun and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sun to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,130 miles [6,646.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Sun 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sun to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9528, Longitude: -74.1841 In this case, the coordinates for Sun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.744 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.736 degrees. |
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