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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 Globe Hotel Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Globe Hotel Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Globe Hotel Corners:
    • 42.788402, -76.380489
    • 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 Globe Hotel Corners
  • 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 Globe Hotel Corners is near Onondaga County and also Cortland 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 Cortland 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 Globe Hotel Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Globe Hotel Corners ...

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.

  • Cascade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Edgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Gregory Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
  • Grout Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
  • Indian Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Kelloggsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rice Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice Grove is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Grove
    • Shamrock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Thorn Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Toll Gate Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
    • Williams Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams Grove is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
    • Winding Ways
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways

How Far From Globe Hotel Corners 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 Globe Hotel Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Globe Hotel Corners to Auburn, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 133 miles [214 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 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 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Globe Hotel Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Globe Hotel Corners 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 Globe Hotel Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7884, Longitude: -76.3805       In this case, the coordinates for Globe Hotel Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.169 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.236 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.815 degrees.