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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 Magee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magee 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 Magee:
    • 42.961176, -76.846069
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Magee
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Magee ...

We found eight communities that share the name Magee.

Within New York, the name Magee is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Magee is located in Adams County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the west of the Magee that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Magee.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte County
      • This Magee is located in LaPorte County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the west of the Magee that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Magee.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Magee [Washington Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Simpson County
      • This Magee is located in Simpson County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Magee that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Magee.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Magee.
    • Oklahoma
      • Magee #
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Magee.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This Magee is located in Warren County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magee that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Magee.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Magee is located in Culpeper County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Magee that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Magee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magee ...

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.

  • Border City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Border City is located in Seneca County
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
  • Dublin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Seneca County
  • Evans Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
    • Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Ontario County
  • Fosterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
    • Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
  • Lockpit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockpit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockpit
    • Lockpit is located in Wayne County
  • Mays Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
    • Mays Point is located in Seneca County
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mud Lock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
      • Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
    • Noble Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
      • Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
    • Oaks Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corners
      • Oaks Corners is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks Corners <5>
    • Rose Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Seneca County
    • Stone Church Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
      • Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
    • Willow Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magee and extending to:

  • Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Magee to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Seneca County: www.co.seneca.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9612, Longitude: -76.8461       In this case, the coordinates for Magee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Magee could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Magee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Magee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.442 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.571 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.959 degrees.









 

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