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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 Conquest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conquest 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 Conquest:
- 43.121177, -76.648003
- 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 Conquest
- 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 Conquest is near Wayne County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Conquest
Communities Also Named Conquest ...
We found five communities that are also named Conquest.
Within New York, the name Conquest is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Kearny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Conquest [Kearny County].
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Conquest [Wichita County].
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Conquest [Cherry County].
- Ohio
- Miami County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Miami County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Conquest.
- Saskatchewan
- This Conquest lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Conquest that is located in Cayuga County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conquest ...
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.
- Evans Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Fox Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Hard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
- Howland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howland is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Jones Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Point is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Point
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mosquito Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mosquito Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
- Noble Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
- Pump Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Red Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Conquest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Conquest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conquest and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Conquest to Auburn, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Conquest 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Conquest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conquest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Conquest 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 Conquest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1212, Longitude: -76.6480 In this case, the coordinates for Conquest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.439 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.795 degrees. |
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