Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conklin Cove:
  • 42.842291, -76.504938
  • 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 Conklin Cove

• 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 Conklin Cove is near Onondaga County and also Seneca 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 Seneca 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 Conklin Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conklin Cove ...

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.

• Baptist Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Bunker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bunker is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Cascade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Edgewater Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Half Acre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Indian Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Jones Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
• Petty Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
• Sherlock Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
• Winding Ways
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Conklin Cove and extending to:

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Conklin Cove to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'