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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 Hobin Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hobin Corners and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hobin Corners:
- 42.899515, -75.306278
- 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 Hobin Corners
- 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 Hobin Corners is near Madison County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Hobin Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobin Corners ...
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.
- Brothertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brothertown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Clayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Forge Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
- Greens Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
- Guideboard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guideboard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
- Hitching Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
- Leonardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paris Station is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
- Small Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Small Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
- Woods Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
How Far From Hobin Corners 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 Hobin Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hobin Corners and extending to:
- Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hobin Corners 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,252 miles [6,842.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hobin Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hobin Corners 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 Hobin Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8995, Longitude: -75.3063 In this case, the coordinates for Hobin Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.49 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.26 degrees. |
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