Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lacy Corners

• 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 Lacy Corners:
  • 42.504794, -76.298544
  • 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 Lacy 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
  • Since Lacy Corners is near Cortland County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Lacy Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacy 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.

• Chipman Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
• Forest Home
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Freeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <1>
• Gracie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gracie is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
• Grotto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grotto is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
• Halls Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Head Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
• Howland Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
• Peruville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
• Red Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Slaterville Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Slaterville Springs is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaterville Springs <1>
• Summer Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Summer Hill has also been known as:
  • Plato
• Willow Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Lacy Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lacy Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lacy Corners to Ithaca, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 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 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'