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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 Waterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterville 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 Waterville:
    • 43.745624, -75.922141
    • 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 Waterville
  • 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 Waterville ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Waterville.

There are three communities within New York that are also named Waterville.

Beyond New York, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Waterville is located in Montgomery County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Waterville.
    • Oneida County
      • This Waterville is located in Oneida County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Waterville.
    • Suffolk County
      • This Waterville is located in Suffolk County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Waterville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cochise County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Waterville.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Waterville is located in New Haven County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Waterville.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Waterville is located in Walker County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Waterville.
    • Iowa
      • Allamakee County
      • This Waterville is located in Allamakee County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Waterville.
    • Kansas
      • Marshall County
      • This Waterville is located in Marshall County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the west of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Waterville.
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterville [Riley County].
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Waterville is located in Kennebec County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Waterville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Waterville is located in Plymouth County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Waterville.
      • Worcester County
      • This Waterville is located in Worcester County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east southeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Waterville.
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Waterville is located in Le Sueur County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Waterville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Waterville lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Waterville [Grafton County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Waterville lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Waterville is located in Haywood County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Waterville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Waterville is located in Lucas County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Waterville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Waterville is located in Columbia County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Waterville.
      • Delaware County
      • This Waterville is located in Delaware County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Waterville.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Waterville is located in Lycoming County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Waterville.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Waterville.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Waterville is located in Bradley County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Waterville.
    • Texas
      • Wharton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Waterville [Wharton County].
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Waterville is located in Lamoille County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Waterville.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Waterville is located in Douglas County and lies 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Waterville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Waterville is located in Waukesha County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west of the Waterville that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Waterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterville ...

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.

  • Green Settlement
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
    • Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
  • Honeyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Hooker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Lorraine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
  • Mannsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rodman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <5>
  • Sandy Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smartville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smartville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Smartville is located in Oswego County
  • Worth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Jefferson County
  • Worth Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County

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

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

  • Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Waterville to Watertown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 132 miles [212.4 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7456, Longitude: -75.9221       In this case, the coordinates for Waterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Waterville 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Waterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.778 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.95 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.165 degrees.




 

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