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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 Ithaca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ithaca 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 Ithaca:
- 42.444512, -76.50216
- 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 Ithaca
- 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Ithaca is near Schuyler County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Ithaca
Communities Also Named Ithaca ...
We found five communities that are also named Ithaca.
Within New York, the name Ithaca is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Ithaca is located in Carroll County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ithaca that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ithaca.
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- This Ithaca is located in Gratiot County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ithaca that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Ithaca.
- Nebraska
- Saunders County
- This Ithaca is located in Saunders County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ithaca that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Ithaca.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Ithaca is located in Darke County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ithaca that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Ithaca.
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Ithaca is located in Richland County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ithaca that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Ithaca.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ithaca ...
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.
- Christian Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Christian Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Forest Home
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grotto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grotto is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
- Head Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
- Howland Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Kennedy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Krum Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Krum Corner is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Corner
- Peruville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Podunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Podunk is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Slaterville Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Ithaca to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Ithaca to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ithaca and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ithaca to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south (S). 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 5,726 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 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 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- Ithaca) 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 Ithaca 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 Ithaca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4445, Longitude: -76.5022 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.023 degrees. |
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