Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thendara:
  • 43.699657, -75.002184
  • 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 Thendara

• 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Since Thendara is near Oneida County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Thendara

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thendara ...

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 River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaver River
  • From Thendara to Beaver River
• Big Moose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Moose is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moose
• Eagle Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Bay is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bay <1>
• Fowlersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fowlersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
• Inlet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inlet
  • From Thendara to Inlet
• Minnehaha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
• Mountain Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Lodge is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lodge
• Otter Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Otter Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
• Stillwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Woods Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woods Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Lake

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

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

• Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Thendara to Herkimer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,209 miles [6,773.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'