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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 Goodyear Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodyear Corners 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 Goodyear Corners:
- 42.636460, -76.614945
- 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 Goodyear 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 Goodyear Corners is near Tompkins County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Goodyear Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodyear 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.
- Belltown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belltown is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Covert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Covert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Five Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Kidders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- King Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- King Ferry Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- Little Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
How Far From Goodyear Corners 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 Goodyear Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goodyear Corners and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Goodyear Corners to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 259 miles [416.8 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 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodyear Corners) 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 Goodyear 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 Goodyear Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6365, Longitude: -76.6149 In this case, the coordinates for Goodyear Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.992 degrees. |
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