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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 Hunts Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunts 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 Hunts Corners:
- 42.424239, -76.109372
- 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 Hunts 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Hunts Corners is near Tioga County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Hunts Corners
Communities Also Named Hunts Corners ...
We found three communities that are also named Hunts Corners.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Hunts Corners.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Hunts Corners in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Erie County
- This Hunts Corners is located in Erie County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunts Corners that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Hunts Corners.
- Sullivan County
- This Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunts Corners that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hunts Corners.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Hunts Corners is located in Huron County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hunts Corners that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Hunts Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunts 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.
- Freetown Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gracie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gracie is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
- Jenksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenksville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
- Lacy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Marathon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maybury Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
- Messengerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penelope is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Slaterville Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Speedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- Texas Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
- Willow Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Hunts 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 Hunts Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunts Corners and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hunts Corners to Cortland, 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunts 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 Hunts 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 Hunts Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4242, Longitude: -76.1094 In this case, the coordinates for Hunts Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.849 degrees. |
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