Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McEwens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McEwens Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McEwens Corner
- 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 McEwens Corner:
- 44.765888, -74.689910
- 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 McEwens Corner
- 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since McEwens Corner is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McEwens Corner ...
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.
- Bombay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
- Bombay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bombay <1>
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Grantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
- Hogansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
- Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
- Kellogg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Parishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
- Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <1>
- Parishville Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
- Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Plumbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Raymondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <1>
- Skinnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
How Far From McEwens Corner 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 McEwens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McEwens Corner and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McEwens Corner to Canton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 422 miles [679.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McEwens Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McEwens Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McEwens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7659, Longitude: -74.6899 In this case, the coordinates for McEwens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McEwens Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.079 degrees. |