Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rowan 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 Rowan Corners:
  • 42.984511, -75.816578
  • 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 Rowan 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Rowan Corners is near Onondaga County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Rowan Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowan 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.

• Clockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clockville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clockville <1>
• Cottons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottons is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
• Delphi Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Delphi Falls is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi Falls <1>
• Eagle Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
• Five Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Juddville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Juddville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
• Merrillsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
• Nelson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Pompey Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
• Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
  • Chittenango Springs
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Rowan 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 Rowan 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 Rowan Corners and extending to:

• Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rowan Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,270 miles [6,871.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'