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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 Motts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Motts Corner 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 Motts Corner:
- 43.027285, -77.400268
- 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 Motts 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since Motts Corner is near Monroe County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Motts Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Motts 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.
- Bush Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Corner
- Cedar Swamp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Swamp is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fairport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ford Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Shortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speakers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Speakers Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speakers Corner
- Twelve Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Yellow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
How Far From Motts Corner 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 Motts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Motts Corner and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Motts Corner to Canandaigua, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | 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- Motts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Motts Corner 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 Motts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0273, Longitude: -77.4003 In this case, the coordinates for Motts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.194 degrees. |
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