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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 Terrace Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrace Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Terrace Park:
    • 44.598116, -75.634957
    • 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 Terrace Park
  • 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
    • Since Terrace Park is near Jefferson County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Terrace Park ...

We found four communities that share the name Terrace Park.

Within New York, the name Terrace Park is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Terrace Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Terrace Park that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Terrace Park.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Terrace Park is located in Lee County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Terrace Park that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Terrace Park.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Terrace Park that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Terrace Park.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Terrace Park is located in Douglas County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Terrace Park that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Terrace Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrace Park ...

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.

  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Edwardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fernbank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
  • Flanders Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
  • Golf Side Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Side Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Side Gardens
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyalist Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalist Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
  • Stones Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corners
  • Tincap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tincap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincap

How Far From Terrace Park 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 Terrace Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terrace Park and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Terrace Park to Canton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terrace Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Terrace Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terrace Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5981, Longitude: -75.6350       In this case, the coordinates for Terrace Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Terrace Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.494 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.771 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.627 degrees.









 

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