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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 Scipio Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scipio Center 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 Scipio Center:
- 42.783681, -76.559108
- 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 Scipio Center
- 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 Scipio Center is near Onondaga County and also Seneca 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 Seneca 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 Scipio Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scipio Center ...
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 west)
- Bunker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Indian Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- King Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
- Pine Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Sherlock Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Union Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Scipio Center 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 Scipio Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scipio Center and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Scipio Center to Auburn, 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 142 miles [228.5 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 269 miles [432.9 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 5,714 miles [9,195.8 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>'
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scipio Center) 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 Scipio Center 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 Scipio Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7837, Longitude: -76.5591 In this case, the coordinates for Scipio Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.901 degrees. |
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