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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 Elm Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Beach 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 Elm Beach:
- 42.701182, -76.744673
- 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 Elm Beach
- 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 Elm Beach is near Cayuga County and also Tompkins 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 Tompkins 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 Elm Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Beach ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Goodyear Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
- Kidders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- King Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- King Ferry Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- Marsh Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Poplar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Elm Beach 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 Elm Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elm Beach and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Beach to Waterloo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 151 miles [243 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 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Beach) 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 Elm Beach 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 Elm Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7012, Longitude: -76.7447 In this case, the coordinates for Elm Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.024 degrees. |
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