Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grotto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grotto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grotto
- 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 Grotto:
- 42.559516, -76.409659
- 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 Grotto
- 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Grotto is near Cayuga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grotto ...
We found one communities that share the name Grotto.
Within New York, the name Grotto is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Grotto in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grotto ...
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.
- Chipman Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
- Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Freeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
- Freeville is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
- Goosetree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Head Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
- Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Howland Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Lacy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Locke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Locke is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locke <3>
- Peruville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Red Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
How Far From Grotto 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 Grotto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grotto and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grotto to Ithaca, with an average speed<5> 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 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grotto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Grotto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grotto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5595, Longitude: -76.4097 In this case, the coordinates for Grotto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grotto to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.246 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.929 degrees. |