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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 Manchester Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manchester Center 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 Manchester Center:
- 42.975897, -77.179978
- 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 Manchester Center
- 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since Manchester Center is near Wayne County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Manchester Center
Communities Also Named Manchester Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Manchester Center.
Within New York, the name Manchester Center is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Manchester Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Bennington County
- This Manchester Center is located in Bennington County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east of the Manchester Center that is located in Ontario County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Manchester Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manchester Center ...
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.
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gypsum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gypsum is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Knickerbocker Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
- Littleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Marbletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbletown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Mayo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
- Melvin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Mud Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Oaks Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Roseland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Shortsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Yellow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
How Far From Manchester Center 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 Manchester Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manchester Center and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Manchester Center to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manchester Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Manchester Center 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 Manchester Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9759, Longitude: -77.1800 In this case, the coordinates for Manchester Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.111 degrees. |
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