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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 Sherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood 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 Sherwood:
    • 42.761024, -76.621377
    • 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 Sherwood
  • 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 Sherwood ...

We found 53 communities that share the name Sherwood.

Within New York, the name Sherwood is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 53 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 53 communities, 48 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Sherwood is located in Mobile County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Sherwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sherwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sherwood.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Sherwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sherwood.
    • Alberta
      • This Sherwood lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sherwood [Maricopa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Sherwood is located in Pulaski County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Sherwood.
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherwood [Mendocino County].
      • Monterey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherwood [Monterey County].
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sherwood [Eagle County].
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Sherwood is located in Kent County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sherwood.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sherwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sherwood.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sherwood [Clayton County].
      • Richmond County
      • This Sherwood is located in Richmond County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Sherwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood [Cook County].
      • Stark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood [Stark County].
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sherwood [Jennings County].
    • Iowa
      • Calhoun County
      • This Sherwood is located in Calhoun County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sherwood.
    • Kansas
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sherwood [Smith County].
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Sherwood is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Sherwood.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Sherwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the south of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Sherwood.
      • Talbot County
      • This Sherwood is located in Talbot County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the south of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Sherwood.
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This Sherwood is located in Branch County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Sherwood.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Sherwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Sherwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Choctaw County
      • This Sherwood is located in Choctaw County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Sherwood.
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sherwood [Barton County].
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sherwood [Clark County].
      • Jasper County
      • Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Sherwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sherwood [Franklin County].
    • Nevada
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Eureka County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eureka County community of Sherwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sherwood [Cumberland County].
      • Watauga County
      • This Sherwood is located in Watauga County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Sherwood.
    • North Dakota
      • Renville County
      • This Sherwood is located in Renville County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Sherwood.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Sherwood lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
    • Ohio
      • Defiance County
      • This Sherwood is located in Defiance County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Sherwood.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Sherwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Sherwood.
      • Stark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sherwood [Stark County].
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Sherwood is located in McCurtain County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Sherwood.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sherwood.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Sherwood is located in Washington County and lies 2,268 miles [3,650 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sherwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sherwood [Elk County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sherwood [Jefferson County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Sherwood lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
    • South Dakota
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Sherwood [Clark County].
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Sherwood is located in Franklin County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sherwood.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Sherwood is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sherwood.
      • Irion County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sherwood [Irion County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood [Fairfax County].
      • Rockbridge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood [Rockbridge County].
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sherwood [Stevens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Sherwood is located in Doddridge County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Sherwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Sherwood is located in Calumet County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sherwood.
      • Clark County
      • This Sherwood is located in Clark County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the west northwest of the Sherwood that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Sherwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Belltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Belltown is located in Cayuga County
  • Bunker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
    • Bunker is located in Cayuga County
  • Cascade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
  • Cross Roads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
  • Edgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
  • Elm Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
    • Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Goodyear Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
    • Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Indian Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
  • King Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry
    • King Ferry is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King Ferry <4>
  • King Ferry Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
    • King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Little Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
      • Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
    • Marsh Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
      • Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
    • Poplar Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
      • Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
    • Poplar Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Powers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
      • Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
    • Union Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherwood to Auburn, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 145 miles [233.4 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 9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7610, Longitude: -76.6214    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sherwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Sherwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sherwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.322 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.94 degrees.









 

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