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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 Centerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centerfield 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 Centerfield:
    • 42.881390, -77.358875
    • 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 Centerfield
  • 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 Centerfield ...

We found four communities that share the name Centerfield.

Within New York, the name Centerfield is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Oldham County
      • This Centerfield is located in Oldham County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Centerfield that is located in Ontario County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Centerfield.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Centerfield [Highland County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Centerfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,772 miles [2,851.8 km]<1> to the west of the Centerfield that is located in Ontario County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Centerfield.
      • Sanpete County
      • This Centerfield is located in Sanpete County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km] to the west of the Centerfield that is located in Ontario County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanpete County community of Centerfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centerfield ...

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.

  • Bush Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Corner
    • Bush Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Cottage City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
    • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
  • Crystal Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
    • Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
  • Greens Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
    • Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
  • Littleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Ontario County
  • Mayweed Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayweed Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayweed Corner
    • Mayweed Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Reed Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
    • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
  • Roseland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
    • Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
  • Shortsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Speakers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speakers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speakers Corner
    • Speakers Corner is located in Ontario County

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

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

  • Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Centerfield to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,340 miles [6,984.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8814, Longitude: -77.3589    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Centerfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Centerfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.771 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.929 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.237 degrees.




 

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