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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 Pierrepont Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pierrepont Manor 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 Pierrepont Manor:
- 43.735068, -76.058812
- 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 Pierrepont Manor
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pierrepont Manor is near Oswego County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Pierrepont Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierrepont Manor ...
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.
- Butterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butterville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
- Green Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Settlement is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Honeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honeyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
- Mannsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roberts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Smartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Worth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Worth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
How Far From Pierrepont Manor 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 Pierrepont Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pierrepont Manor and extending to:
- Watertown, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pierrepont Manor to Watertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 137 miles [220.5 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 337 miles [542.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierrepont Manor) 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 Pierrepont Manor 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 Pierrepont Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7351, Longitude: -76.0588 In this case, the coordinates for Pierrepont Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.236 degrees. |
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