Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Beach
- 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 Highland Beach:
- 42.877568, -76.515217
- 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 Highland Beach
- 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 Highland Beach is near Onondaga County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highland Beach ...
We found seven communities that share the name Highland Beach.
Within New York, the name Highland Beach is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Highland Beach is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Highland Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south of the Highland Beach that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Highland Beach.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Highland Beach [Monmouth County].
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Highland Beach [Oklahoma County].
- Ontario
- This Highland Beach lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Cayuga County.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Highland Beach is located in Kent County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Highland Beach that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Highland Beach.
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Highland Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Highland Beach.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Beach ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Edgewater Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
- Half Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Indian Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jones Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
- Petty Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
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- Powers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sherlock Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherlock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Wicks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corners
- Wicks Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
- Winding Ways
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Ways have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways
- Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
- Powers Corner
How Far From Highland Beach 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 Highland Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Beach and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Beach 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Beach. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8776, Longitude: -76.5152 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Highland Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Highland Beach 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 307.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.839 degrees. |