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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 Powers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powers Corner 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 Powers Corner:
- 42.859513, -76.664391
- 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 Powers Corner
- 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 Powers Corner is near Seneca County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Powers Corner
Communities Also Named Powers Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Powers Corner.
Within New York, the name Powers Corner is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Powers Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Powers Corner is located in Aroostook County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Powers Corner that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Powers Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powers Corner ...
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.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Half Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Mud Lock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
- Petty Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherlock Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Union Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Powers Corner 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 Powers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powers Corner and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Powers Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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 5,715 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 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Powers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Powers Corner 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 Powers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8595, Longitude: -76.6644 In this case, the coordinates for Powers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.438 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.917 degrees. |
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