Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blodgett Mills:
  • 42.568404, -76.125761
  • 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 Blodgett Mills

• 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cortland County
  • Since Blodgett Mills is near Tompkins County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
  • eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blodgett Mills ...

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.

• Freetown Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
  • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
• Gracie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
  • Gracie is located in Cortland County
• Halls Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
• Homer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
• Hunts Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
  • Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
• Lacy Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
  • Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
• Little York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Little York is located in Cortland County
• Marathon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <2>
• Maybury Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
  • Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
• Messengerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messengerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
  • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
• Pratt Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
  • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
• Red Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
  • Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
• Slab City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Slab City is located in Cortland County
• Texas Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
  • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County

How Far From Blodgett Mills 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 Blodgett Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blodgett Mills and extending to:

• Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blodgett Mills to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

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