Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Speakers Corner:
  • 42.870064, -77.448047
  • 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 Speakers Corner

• 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
  • Since Speakers Corner is near Livingston County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Speakers Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Speakers Corner ...

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.

• Bush Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bush Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Corner
• Cottage City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
• Crystal Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Fishers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fishers is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <1>
• Ford Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
• Frost Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost Hollow is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Hollow
• Glenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Greens Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Hemlock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemlock <1>
• Idaho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Idaho is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
• Mayweed Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayweed Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayweed Corner
• Roseland Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
• Willow Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Willow Beach is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach

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

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

• Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Speakers Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,344 miles [6,991 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'