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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 Truxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Truxton 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 Truxton:
- 42.711950, -76.028685
- 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 Truxton
- 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Truxton is near Onondaga County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Truxton
Communities Also Named Truxton ...
We found two communities that are also named Truxton.
Within New York, the name Truxton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Truxton is located in Mohave County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<1> to the west of the Truxton that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Truxton.
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Truxton is located in Lincoln County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Truxton that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Truxton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Truxton ...
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.
- Grout Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maybury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
- Pratt Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Puckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Swift Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swift Corner is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Corner
- Tripoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tripoli is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
How Far From Truxton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Truxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Truxton and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Truxton to Cortland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,289 miles [6,902.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Truxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Truxton 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 Truxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7120, Longitude: -76.0287 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.958 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.684 degrees. |
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