Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Hannibal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Hannibal and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Hannibal

• 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 South Hannibal:
  • 43.262568, -76.524108
  • 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 South Hannibal

• 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
  • Since South Hannibal is near Cayuga County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 South Hannibal

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hannibal ...

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.

• Crocketts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
• Floridaville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Floridaville is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridaville
• Hannibal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <1>
• Hannibal Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
• Ira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ira is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
• Lewis Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
• Little Utica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
• Meridian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Meridian is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
• Plainville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainville is located in Onondaga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
• Victory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Hannibal and extending to:

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Hannibal to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 302 miles [486 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'