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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 Clemsons Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clemsons 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 Clemsons Corners:
- 42.850556, -76.849444
- 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 Clemsons 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since Clemsons Corners is near Ontario County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Clemsons Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clemsons 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.
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Border City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magee is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Marsh Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Mud Lock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
- Oaks Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pastime Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pastime Park is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastime Park
- Poplar Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
- Powers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pre-emption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pre-emption is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pre-emption
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stone Church Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
- Union Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Clemsons Corners 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 Clemsons Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clemsons Corners and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Clemsons Corners 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Clemsons Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clemsons 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 Clemsons Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8506, Longitude: -76.8494 In this case, the coordinates for Clemsons Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.009 degrees. |
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