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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 Sylvan Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Beach 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 Sylvan Beach:
- 43.199249, -75.728862
- 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 Sylvan Beach
- 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 Sylvan Beach 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 Sylvan Beach
Communities Also Named Sylvan Beach ...
We found three communities that are also named Sylvan Beach.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Sylvan Beach.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Steuben County
- This Sylvan Beach is located in Steuben County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sylvan Beach that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Sylvan Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Muskegon County
- This Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sylvan Beach that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Sylvan Beach.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Sylvan Beach is located in Harris County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sylvan Beach that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sylvan Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Beach ...
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.
- Dibbletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dibbletown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibbletown
- Edgewater Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Fish Creek Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Creek Landing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Landing
- Fish Creek Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
- Messenger Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Messenger Bay is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Bay
- Paradise Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Stacy Basin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
- Starks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
How Far From Sylvan Beach 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 village such as Sylvan Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sylvan Beach and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvan Beach to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 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 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvan Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sylvan Beach 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 Sylvan Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1992, Longitude: -75.7289 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.719 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.323 degrees. |
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