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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 Sharon Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon 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 Sharon Center:
- 42.780074, -74.586529
- 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 Sharon 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Sharon Center is near Montgomery County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Sharon Center
Communities Also Named Sharon Center ...
We found three communities that are also named Sharon Center.
Within New York, the name Sharon Center is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Sharon Center is located in Johnson County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon Center that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sharon Center.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Sharon Center is located in Medina County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharon Center that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Sharon Center.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Sharon Center is located in Potter County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharon Center that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Sharon Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon 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.
- Clove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clove is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Gilbert Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Leesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Marshville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Root Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Root Center is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
- Sprout Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sharon Center 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 Sharon Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharon Center and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharon Center to Schoharie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six 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 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 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- Sharon Center) 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 Sharon 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 Sharon Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7801, Longitude: -74.5865 In this case, the coordinates for Sharon Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.979 degrees. |
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