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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 Omro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Omro 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 Omro:
- 42.783714, -76.431585
- 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 Omro
- 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 Omro is near Onondaga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Omro
Communities Also Named Omro ...
We found one communities that are also named Omro.
Within New York, the name Omro is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Omro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Omro is located in Winnebago County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Omro that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Omro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Omro ...
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.
- Baptist Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Fair Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Glen Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Gregory Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Indian Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Jones Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kelloggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Shamrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Toll Gate Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
- Winding Ways
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways
How Far From Omro 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 Omro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Omro and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Omro to Auburn, 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 135 miles [217.3 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 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Omro) 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 Omro 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 Omro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7837, Longitude: -76.4316 In this case, the coordinates for Omro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.201 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.271 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.841 degrees. |
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