Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slab City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slab City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slab City
- 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 Slab City:
- 42.718679, -76.134927
- 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 Slab City
- 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Slab City is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Slab City ...
We found nine communities that share the name Slab City.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Slab City.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Chautauqua County
- Saint Lawrence County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Slab City is located in Oxford County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Slab City that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Slab City.
- Waldo County
- This Slab City is located in Waldo County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast of the Slab City that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Slab City.
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Slab City lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Slab City that is located in Cortland County.
- Wisconsin
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab City ...
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.
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
- Glen Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
- Grout Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grout Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
- Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
- Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Cortland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
- Little York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Maybury Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
- Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
- Pratt Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Tripoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Slab City 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 Slab City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slab City and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Slab City to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 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 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slab City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7187, Longitude: -76.1349 In this case, the coordinates for Slab City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Slab City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Slab City 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 307.024 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.061 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.73 degrees. |