Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Degroff:
  • 42.883679, -76.499105
  • 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 Degroff

• 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 Degroff 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 Degroff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Degroff ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Edgewater Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
• Half Acre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Indian Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Jones Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
• Long Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Marysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Petty Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
• Shamrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Sherlock Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
• Wicks Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wicks Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corners
• Willow Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
• Winding Ways
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways

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

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

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the 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 Degroff 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 276 miles [444.2 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 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'