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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 Peat Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peat Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Peat Corners:
    • 43.338402, -76.229928
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Peat Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peat Corners ...

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.

  • Big Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
    • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
  • Catfish Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catfish Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
    • Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
  • Dutch Settlement
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Settlement
    • Dutch Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Gilbert Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
    • Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
  • Gulf Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Bridge
    • Gulf Bridge is located in Oswego County
  • Little France
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little France have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little France
    • Little France is located in Oswego County
  • Mallory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mexico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Morse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in Oswego County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
  • Mud Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
    • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
  • Parish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Prattham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
      • Prattham is located in Oswego County
    • Red Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Red Mill is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • Whig Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whig Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Hill
      • Whig Hill is located in Oswego County

How Far From Peat Corners 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 Peat Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Peat Corners and extending to:

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peat Corners to Oswego, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peat Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peat Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peat Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3384, Longitude: -76.2299       In this case, the coordinates for Peat Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Peat Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.017 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.153 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.498 degrees.




 

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