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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 Munsons Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munsons 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 Munsons Corner:
- 43.020064, -76.813012
- 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 Munsons 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Since Munsons Corner is near Wayne County and also Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Munsons Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munsons 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.
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Evans Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Lockpit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lockpit is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockpit
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Magee is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mays Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Point is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mud Lock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
- Noble Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
- Stone Church Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Munsons 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 Munsons 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 Munsons Corner and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Munsons Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Munsons 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 Munsons 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 Munsons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0201, Longitude: -76.8130 In this case, the coordinates for Munsons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.55 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.917 degrees. |
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