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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 Bennetts Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennetts Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bennetts Corners:
    • 43.043402, -75.603235
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bennetts Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Bennetts Corners ...

We found three communities that share the name Bennetts Corners.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Bennetts Corners.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Bennetts Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Onondaga County
      • This Bennetts Corners is located in Onondaga County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bennetts Corners that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Bennetts Corners.
    • Orleans County
      • This Bennetts Corners is located in Orleans County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bennetts Corners that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Bennetts Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bennetts Corners that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Bennetts Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennetts 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 northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
    • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Clockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Chimneys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Chimneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
    • Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
  • Five Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Madison County
  • Merrillsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
  • Paradise Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
    • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Pratts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Pratts Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
  • Scribner Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
    • Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
  • Valley Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
  • Willow Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
    • Willow Place is located in Oneida County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bennetts Corners and extending to:

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Bennetts Corners to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennetts Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- Bennetts Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennetts Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0434, Longitude: -75.6032       In this case, the coordinates for Bennetts Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bennetts Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.658 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.702 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.334 degrees.









 

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