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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 Morton Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morton Corners 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 Morton Corners:
- 42.599515, -76.343823
- 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 Morton Corners
- 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Morton Corners is near Cayuga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Morton Corners
Communities Also Named Morton Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Morton Corners.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Morton Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Erie County
- This Morton Corners is located in Erie County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west of the Morton Corners that is located in Tompkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Morton Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morton Corners ...
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.
- Chipman Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
- Freeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goosetree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goosetree is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetree
- Gracie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gracie is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
- Grotto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grotto is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
- Halls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Howland Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
- Lacy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Locke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peruville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Red Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Summer Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Toll Gate Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Morton Corners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morton Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morton Corners and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morton Corners to Ithaca, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 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 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 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 from Point A (ie- Morton Corners) 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 Morton Corners 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 Morton Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5995, Longitude: -76.3438 In this case, the coordinates for Morton Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.881 degrees. |
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