Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Peruton:
  • 42.548405, -76.353824
  • 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 Peruton

• 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
  • Since Peruton is near Cayuga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Peruton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peruton ...

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.

• Chipman Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
• Freeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <1>
• Gracie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gracie is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
• Grotto
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grotto is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
• Head Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
• Howland Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
• Lacy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
• Peruville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
• Red Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
• Summer Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Summer Hill has also been known as:
  • Plato
• Willow Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peruton to Ithaca, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,309 miles [6,934.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'