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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 Bethel Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethel Corners 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 Bethel Corners:
- 43.572013, -76.187149
- 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 Bethel 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Bethel Corners is near Jefferson County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Bethel Corners
Communities Also Named Bethel Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Bethel Corners.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Bethel Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Cayuga County
- This Bethel Corners is located in Cayuga County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bethel Corners that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Bethel Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethel 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.
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Maple View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prattham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prattham is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
- Rainbow Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Tinker Tavern Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
How Far From Bethel 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 Bethel Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethel Corners and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bethel Corners to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 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' (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- Bethel Corners) 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 Bethel Corners 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 Bethel Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5720, Longitude: -76.1871 In this case, the coordinates for Bethel Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.964 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.132 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.372 degrees. |
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