Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Half Acre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Half Acre and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Half Acre
- 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 Half Acre:
- 42.916734, -76.624667
- 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 Half Acre
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Half Acre is near Seneca County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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
Communities Also Named Half Acre ...
We found three communities that share the name Half Acre.
Within New York, the name Half Acre is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- New Jersey
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Half Acre ...
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.
- Baptist Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Bunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Fosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
- Mud Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Petty Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Powers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Sherlock Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherlock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Union Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
How Far From Half Acre 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 Half Acre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Half Acre and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Half Acre to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Half Acre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.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 '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- Half Acre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Half Acre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9167, Longitude: -76.6247 In this case, the coordinates for Half Acre 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Half Acre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.874 degrees. |