Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wright Settlement:
  • 43.250903, -75.414896
  • 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 Wright Settlement

• 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 Wright Settlement is near Albany County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Wright Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wright Settlement ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Air City is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
• Big Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
• Elmer Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
• Floyd
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Frenchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
• Hatchs Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
• Lake Delta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
• Lee Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Center is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <1>
• Liberty Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Maple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mohawk Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
• Stokes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

How Far From Wright Settlement 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 Wright Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wright Settlement to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 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>'