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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 Whitesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro:
- 43.123979, -75.296792
- 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 Whitesboro
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Whitesboro is near Herkimer County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Whitesboro
Communities Also Named Whitesboro ...
We found five communities that are also named Whitesboro.
Within New York, the name Whitesboro is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Whitesboro is located in Etowah County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesboro that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Whitesboro.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,498 miles [4,020.1 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesboro that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Whitesboro.
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- This Whitesboro is located in Cape May County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the south of the Whitesboro that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Whitesboro.
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Whitesboro is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitesboro that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Whitesboro.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Whitesboro is located in Grayson County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitesboro that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Whitesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesboro ...
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.
- Air City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Air City is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
- Farmers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harbor is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Heritage Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Holland Patent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marcy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
How Far From Whitesboro 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 village such as Whitesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesboro and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitesboro to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,243 miles [6,828.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitesboro) 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 Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1240, Longitude: -75.2968 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.153 degrees. |
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