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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 Hawkins Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkins Corner 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 Hawkins Corner:
    • 43.284514, -75.471009
    • 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 Hawkins Corner
  • 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Hawkins Corner is near Albany County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Hawkins Corner

Communities Also Named Hawkins Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Hawkins Corner.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Hawkins Corner.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Chautauqua County
      • This Hawkins Corner is located in Chautauqua County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Hawkins Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hawkins Corner lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Oneida County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pepin County
      • This Hawkins Corner is located in Pepin County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawkins Corner that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Hawkins Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins Corner ...

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.

  • Air City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Air City is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
  • Beartown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Beartown is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Elmer Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elmer Hill is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer Hill
  • Frenchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Hillside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Lake Delta
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Delta is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delta
  • Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lee is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leisure Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Liberty Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
  • Mohawk Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
  • Stokes Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stokes Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Corner

How Far From Hawkins Corner 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 Hawkins Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkins Corner and extending to:

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hawkins Corner to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hawkins Corner 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 Hawkins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2845, Longitude: -75.4710       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.548 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.618 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.161 degrees.