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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 Drakes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drakes Corner 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 Drakes Corner:
- 43.376962, -76.342760
- 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 Drakes Corner
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Drakes Corner is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga 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 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 Drakes Corner
Communities Also Named Drakes Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Drakes Corner.
Within New York, the name Drakes Corner is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Payne County
- This Drakes Corner is located in Payne County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Drakes Corner that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Drakes Corner.
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Drakes Corner is located in Southampton County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south of the Drakes Corner that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Drakes Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drakes Corner ...
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.
- Catfish Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
- Clark Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Gilbert Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
- Jones Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corners
- Lewis Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peat Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peat Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peat Corners
- Pleasant Point Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Drakes Corner 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 Drakes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drakes Corner and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drakes Corner to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Drakes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Drakes Corner 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 Drakes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3770, Longitude: -76.3428 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.083 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.535 degrees. |
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