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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 Leyden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Leyden 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 Leyden:
- 43.459421, -75.463799
- 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 Leyden
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since West Leyden is near Oneida County and also Albany 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 Albany 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 Leyden
Communities Also Named West Leyden ...
We found one communities that are also named West Leyden.
Within New York, the name West Leyden is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Leyden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This West Leyden is located in Franklin County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Leyden that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of West Leyden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Leyden ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beartown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Constableville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Freeman Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Hillside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hurlbutville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlbutville is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbutville
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mohawk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parson Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parson Mill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Mill
- Prussian Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prussian Settlement is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Settlement
How Far From West Leyden 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 West Leyden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Leyden and extending to:
- Lowville, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Leyden to Lowville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 325 miles [523 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Leyden) 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 Leyden 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 Leyden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4594, Longitude: -75.4638 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.524 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.077 degrees. |
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