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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 Centerport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centerport 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 Centerport:
- 43.040899, -76.592721
- 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 Centerport
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Centerport is near Onondaga County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Centerport
Communities Also Named Centerport ...
We found two communities that are also named Centerport.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Centerport.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Centerport in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Suffolk County
- This Centerport is located in Suffolk County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Centerport that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Centerport.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Centerport is located in Berks County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south of the Centerport that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Centerport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centerport ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Conquest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conquest is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
- Fosterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Hard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
- Howland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howland is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mosquito Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mosquito Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
- Pump Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Centerport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Centerport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Centerport and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Centerport to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Centerport) 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 Centerport 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 Centerport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0409, Longitude: -76.5927 In this case, the coordinates for Centerport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.396 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.804 degrees. |
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