Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Abell Corners:
  • 42.898400, -75.828246
  • 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 Abell Corners

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Abell Corners is near Onondaga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Abell Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Abell Corners ...

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.

• Delphi Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Delphi Falls is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi Falls <1>
• Eagle Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
• Eagleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eagleville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Juddville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Juddville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
• Log City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Log City is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
• Nelson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Pompey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pompey is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompey <1>
• Pompey Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
• Puckerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Puckerville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
• Quaker Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
• Sheds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sheds is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheds
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
  • Chittenango Springs
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Williams Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Williams Corners is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners

How Far From Abell Corners 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 community such as Abell Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Abell Corners to Wampsville, 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 105 miles [169 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'