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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 Brewers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brewers Corner 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 Brewers Corner:
    • 43.111458, -75.534066
    • 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 Brewers 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Brewers Corner 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 Brewers Corner

Communities Also Named Brewers Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Brewers Corner.

Within New York, the name Brewers Corner is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Brewers Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brewers Corner that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Brewers Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewers 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.

  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Churchville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Five Chimneys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
  • Greenway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenway is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Greenway Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
  • Hatchs Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
  • Paradise Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
  • Scribner Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
  • Stacy Basin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
  • Starks Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Starks Landing is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Landing
  • Valley Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Willow Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Place is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

How Far From Brewers 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 Brewers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Brewers Corner to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 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 6,378 miles [10,264.4 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>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brewers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Brewers 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 Brewers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1115, Longitude: -75.5341       In this case, the coordinates for Brewers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.608 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.271 degrees.