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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 Mosquito Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosquito Point 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 Mosquito Point:
- 43.079510, -76.647169
- 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 Mosquito Point
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Mosquito Point 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 Mosquito Point
Communities Also Named Mosquito Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Mosquito Point.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Mosquito Point.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Greene County
- This Mosquito Point is located in Greene County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mosquito Point that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mosquito Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosquito Point ...
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.
- Conquest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conquest is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
- Evans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fox Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Hard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
- Howland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Howland is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lockpit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lockpit is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockpit
- Mays Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Point is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
- Pump Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Mosquito Point 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 Mosquito Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mosquito Point and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mosquito Point to Auburn, 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 148 miles [238.2 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mosquito Point) 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 Mosquito Point 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 Mosquito Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0795, Longitude: -76.6472 In this case, the coordinates for Mosquito Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.436 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.813 degrees. |
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