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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 Sempronius, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sempronius and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sempronius:
    • 42.729529, -76.315146
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sempronius
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sempronius ...

We found one communities that share the name Sempronius.

Within New York, the name Sempronius is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Sempronius in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sempronius [Austin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sempronius ...

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.

  • Chipman Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
    • Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Fair Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
  • Glen Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Gregory Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
    • Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
  • Grout Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grout Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
    • Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
  • Halls Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Kelloggsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
  • Little York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • Locke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Summer Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • Toll Gate Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
    • Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sempronius and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sempronius to Auburn, with an average speed<5> 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 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,301 miles [6,921.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sempronius. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sempronius, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sempronius) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sempronius. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7295, Longitude: -76.3151    
<5>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.
<6>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 Sempronius to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.134 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.187 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.81 degrees.









 

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