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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 King Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Ferry 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 King Ferry:
- 42.665349, -76.616611
- 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 King Ferry
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since King Ferry is near Tompkins County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins 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 King Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near King Ferry ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Cold Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Elm Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
- Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Goodyear Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
- Kidders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- King Ferry Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- Little Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From King Ferry 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 King Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in King Ferry and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from King Ferry to Auburn, 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 261 miles [420 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- King Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 King Ferry 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 King Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6653, Longitude: -76.6166 In this case, the coordinates for King Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.328 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.396 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.98 degrees. |
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