Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carthage:
  • 43.973092, -75.620685
  • 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 Carthage

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since West Carthage is near Lewis County and also Saint Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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 Carthage

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Carthage ...

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.

• Carthage
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Champion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Champion is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Clark Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark Corners is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
• Copenhagen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <1>
• Deer River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer River is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <1>
• Denmark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Denmark is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Fargo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fargo is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Felts Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Felts Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felts Mills <1>
• Great Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Bend is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
• Herrings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
  • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
• Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Texas is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From West Carthage 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 village such as West Carthage to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Carthage to Watertown, with an average speed<3> 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 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,226 miles [6,801.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'