Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Five Chimneys Corner:
  • 43.033402, -75.619069
  • 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 Five Chimneys 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Five Chimneys Corner is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Chimneys 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.

• Brewers Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
  • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
• Clockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clockville
  • Clockville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clockville <2>
• Cottons
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Cottons is located in Madison County
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Madison County
• Merrillsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
• Pratts
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Pratts is located in Madison County
• Pratts Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
• Scribner Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribner Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
  • Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
• Valley Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
• Willow Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place
  • Willow Place is located in Oneida County

How Far From Five Chimneys 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 Five Chimneys Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Five Chimneys Corner and extending to:

• Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Five Chimneys Corner to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Five Chimneys Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/