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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 Westminster Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westminster Park 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 Westminster Park:
- 44.356161, -75.929677
- 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 Westminster Park
- 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 Westminster Park is near Saint Lawrence County and also Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Westminster Park
Communities Also Named Westminster Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Westminster Park.
Within New York, the name Westminster Park is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Westminster Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Westminster Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westminster Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westminster Park ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Eden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fineview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Front of Escott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goose Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goose Bay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Bay
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Mallorytown Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Landing
- Narrows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Rapid Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thousand Island Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Westminster Park 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 Westminster Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westminster Park and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Westminster Park to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westminster Park) 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 Westminster Park 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 Westminster Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3562, Longitude: -75.9297 In this case, the coordinates for Westminster Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.886 degrees. |
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