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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 Honeywell Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeywell 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 Honeywell Corners:
- 43.041463, -74.142353
- 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 Honeywell 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Honeywell Corners is near Saratoga County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Honeywell Corners
Communities Also Named Honeywell Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Honeywell Corners.
Within New York, the name Honeywell Corners is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Honeywell Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Honeywell Corners lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Honeywell Corners that is located in Fulton County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeywell 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.
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Fairweather Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairweather Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairweather Corners
- Fayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fayville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Fish House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fish House is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
- Green Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Corners
- Hill Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
- Manny Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manny Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Corners
- Mosherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Red Bunch Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bunch Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bunch Corners
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Stairs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Vail Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vail Mills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills
How Far From Honeywell 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 Honeywell Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Honeywell Corners and extending to:
- Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Honeywell Corners to Johnstown, 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 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' (or 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- Honeywell Corners) 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 Honeywell 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 Honeywell Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0415, Longitude: -74.1424 In this case, the coordinates for Honeywell Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.649 degrees. |
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