Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plantz Corners:
  • 43.666180, -75.911306
  • 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 Plantz Corners

• 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
  • Since Plantz Corners is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Plantz Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantz 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.

• Hooker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hooker is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Little America
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little America is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
• Lorraine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lorraine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorraine <1>
• Mannsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mannsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
• Noble Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Noble Shores is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Shores
• Sandy Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <1>
• Smartville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smartville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
• Stillwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Worth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Worth is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
• Worth Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center

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

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

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantz Corners to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'