Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hannibal Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hannibal Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hannibal Center

• 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 Hannibal Center:
  • 43.290068, -76.552165
  • 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 Hannibal Center

• 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
  • Since Hannibal Center is near Cayuga County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hannibal Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hannibal Center ...

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.

• Crocketts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
• Fair Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <1>
• Floridaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
• Hannibal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <1>
• Ira
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ira is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Lewis Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
• Little Utica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
• Meridian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
• Moon Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moon Beach is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Beach
• Red Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <1>
• Victory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

How Far From Hannibal Center 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 Hannibal Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hannibal Center and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hannibal Center to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'