Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spragues Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spragues Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spragues 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 Spragues Corner:
- 42.848672, -78.027232
- 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 Spragues 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Spragues Corner is near Genesee County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spragues 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.
- Buffalo Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Corners
- Buffalo Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Craigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lambs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lambs Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Paines Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Paines Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Pavilion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Pavilion is located in Genesee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavilion <2>
- Pearl Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek
- Pearl Creek is located in Wyoming County
- Suicide Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suicide Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suicide Corners
- Suicide Corners is located in Genesee County
- Texaco Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texaco Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texaco Town
- Texaco Town is located in Genesee County
- Tryons Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryons Corners
- Tryons Corners is located in Livingston County
- Union Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
- Union Corners is located in Genesee County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>
How Far From Spragues Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spragues Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spragues Corner and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spragues Corner to Warsaw, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spragues Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Spragues Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spragues Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8487, Longitude: -78.0272 In this case, the coordinates for Spragues Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spragues Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.40 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.568 degrees. |