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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.

  • 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 Hunts Corners:
    • 43.031170, -78.586971
    • 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 Hunts Corners
  • 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 Hunts Corners ...

We found three communities that share the name 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 ...
    • Cortland County
      • This Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunts Corners that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Hunts Corners.
    • Sullivan County
      • This Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunts Corners that is located in Erie 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunts Corners that is located in Erie 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.

  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
  • Harris Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
  • Looneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
  • Peters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
    • Peters Corners is located in Erie County
  • Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Sand Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Swifts Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
    • Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
  • Woodstream Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
    • Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County

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:

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hunts Corners to Buffalo, with an average speed<4> 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunts Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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- Hunts Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunts Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0312, Longitude: -78.5870       In this case, the coordinates for Hunts Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hunts Corners 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 308.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.809 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.76 degrees.









 

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