Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Owasco Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owasco Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Owasco Hill

• 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 Owasco Hill:
  • 42.727570, -76.464659
  • 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 Owasco Hill

• 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 Owasco Hill is near Tompkins County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Owasco Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owasco Hill ...

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.

• Cascade
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Chipman Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
• Edgewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Goosetree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Goosetree is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetree
• Indian Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Kelloggsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
• Little Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
• Locke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locke is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locke <1>
• Pine Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
• Poplar Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Ridge <1>
• Toll Gate Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners

How Far From Owasco Hill 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 Owasco Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owasco Hill and extending to:

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owasco Hill to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 137 miles [220.5 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 266 miles [428.1 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 5,712 miles [9,192.6 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>'