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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 Jones Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones 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 Jones Corners:
- 43.458680, -76.383269
- 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 Jones 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Jones Corners is near Cayuga County and also Onondaga 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 Onondaga 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 Jones Corners
Communities Also Named Jones Corners ...
We found two communities that are also named Jones Corners.
Within New York, the name Jones Corners is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Jones Corners.
- Holmes County
- This community is historic and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Jones Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones 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.
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Clark Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lewis Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Point Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Jones 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 Jones Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Jones Corners and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Jones Corners to Albany, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,277 miles [6,883.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jones Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Jones 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 Jones Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4587, Longitude: -76.3833 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.266 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.518 degrees. |
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