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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 East Varick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Varick 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 East Varick:
- 42.769810, -76.769225
- 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 East Varick
- 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since East Varick is near Cayuga County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 East Varick
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Varick ...
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.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Kidders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- King Ferry Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- Marsh Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Pastime Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pastime Park is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastime Park
- Poplar Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Powers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Union Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From East Varick 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 East Varick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Varick and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Varick to Waterloo, 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). 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 267 miles [429.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Varick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 East Varick 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 East Varick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7698, Longitude: -76.7692 In this case, the coordinates for East Varick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.006 degrees. |
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