Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Interlaken Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Interlaken Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Interlaken 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 Interlaken Beach:
  • 42.626460, -76.687171
  • 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 Interlaken 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
  • Since Interlaken Beach is near Cayuga County and also Tompkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins 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 Interlaken Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Interlaken 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.

• Belltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Belltown is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Cold Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Covert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Covert is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
• Elm Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Goodyear Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
• Kidders
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kidders is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
• King Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • King Ferry is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King Ferry <1>
• King Ferry Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
• Little Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow

How Far From Interlaken Beach 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 Interlaken Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Interlaken Beach and extending to:

• Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Interlaken Beach to Waterloo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,321 miles [6,954 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'