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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 Mecklenburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg:
- 42.456432, -76.710528
- 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 Mecklenburg
- 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 Schuyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Since Mecklenburg is near Tompkins County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins 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 Mecklenburg
Communities Also Named Mecklenburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Mecklenburg.
Within New York, the name Mecklenburg is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Mecklenburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Mecklenburg is located in Talbot County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south of the Mecklenburg that is located in Schuyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Mecklenburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mecklenburg ...
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.
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butternut Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Butternut Park is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Park
- Cat Elbow Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Elbow Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Elbow Corner
- Christian Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Covert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Covert is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Deckertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deckertown is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Krum Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Krum Corner is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum Corner
- Podunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Podunk is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Willow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mecklenburg and extending to:
- Watkins Glen, which is the Seat of Schuyler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mecklenburg to Watkins Glen, 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 150 miles [241.4 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mecklenburg) 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4564, Longitude: -76.7105 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.407 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.115 degrees. |
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