Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Agnes 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 Agnes Corners:
  • 43.175918, -75.606431
  • 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 Agnes 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Agnes Corners is near Madison County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Agnes Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agnes 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.

• Brewers Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
• Churchville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Churchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Fish Creek Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Creek Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Landing
• Fish Creek Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
• Greenway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenway
  • From Agnes Corners to Greenway
• Greenway Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenway Corners
  • From Agnes Corners to Greenway Corners
• Hatchs Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
• Paradise Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Crest is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Stacy Basin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
• Starks Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
• Willow Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Place is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Agnes Corners and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Agnes Corners to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 304 miles [489.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'