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

When in Country Manor Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Manor Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Country Manor Estates
  • 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 Country Manor Estates:
    • 42.490556, -76.391389
    • 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 Country Manor Estates
  • 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 Country Manor Estates ...

We found three communities that share the name Country Manor Estates.

Within New York, the name Country Manor Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Country Manor Estates is located in Riverside County and lies 2,277 miles [3,664.5 km]<1> to the west of the Country Manor Estates that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Country Manor Estates.
    • Indiana
      • Morgan County
      • This Country Manor Estates is located in Morgan County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Manor Estates that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Country Manor Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Country Manor Estates is located in Wood County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west of the Country Manor Estates that is located in Tompkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Country Manor Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Manor Estates ...

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.

  • Forest Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Freeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
    • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
  • Grotto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grotto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
    • Grotto is located in Tompkins County
  • Head Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
    • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Howland Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
    • Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Lacy Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
    • Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Peruville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
    • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
  • Red Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
  • Willow Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
    • Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County

How Far From Country Manor Estates 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 Country Manor Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Country Manor Estates to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Manor Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Manor Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4906, Longitude: -76.3914       In this case, the coordinates for Country Manor Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Country Manor Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.206 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.23 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.951 degrees.









 

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