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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 Babbitt Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babbitt Corner 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 Babbitt Corner:
- 42.836177, -77.184421
- 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 Babbitt Corner
- 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since Babbitt Corner is near Yates County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Babbitt Corner
Communities Also Named Babbitt Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Babbitt Corner.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Babbitt Corner.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Jefferson County
- This Babbitt Corner is located in Jefferson County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Babbitt Corner that is located in Ontario County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Babbitt Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babbitt Corner ...
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.
- Cottage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Crystal Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Greens Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
- Mead Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mead Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Corner
- Reed Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Roseland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Babbitt Corner 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 Babbitt Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babbitt Corner and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Babbitt Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south (S). 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 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Babbitt Corner) 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 Babbitt Corner 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 Babbitt Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8362, Longitude: -77.1844 In this case, the coordinates for Babbitt Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.803 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.173 degrees. |
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