Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lockpit:
  • 43.035898, -76.809401
  • 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 Lockpit

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Lockpit is near Seneca County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Lockpit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockpit ...

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.

• Clyde
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
• Dublin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Evans Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Fox Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
• Howland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howland is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
• Lock Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
• Magee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Magee is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Mays Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mays Point is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
• Montezuma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
• Mud Lock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
• Noble Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
• Stone Church Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Lockpit 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 community such as Lockpit to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockpit to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'