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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 West Bangor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bangor 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 West Bangor:
- 44.804456, -74.433566
- 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 West Bangor
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since West Bangor is near Saint Lawrence County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 West Bangor
Communities Also Named West Bangor ...
We found four communities that are also named West Bangor.
Within New York, the name West Bangor is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This West Bangor is located in Penobscot County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east of the West Bangor that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of West Bangor.
- Michigan
- Van Buren County
- This West Bangor is located in Van Buren County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Bangor that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of West Bangor.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This West Bangor is located in Northampton County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the south of the West Bangor that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of West Bangor.
- York County
- This West Bangor is located in York County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the south southwest of the West Bangor that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of West Bangor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bangor ...
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 Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bombay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chasm Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
- Constable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hogansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Skye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kellogg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kellogg is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Mountain View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Owls Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sun is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Trout River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trout River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout River
How Far From West Bangor 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 West Bangor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bangor and extending to:
- Malone, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from West Bangor to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Bangor) 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 West Bangor 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 West Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8045, Longitude: -74.4336 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.933 degrees. |
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