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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 Sterling Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sterling Valley:
- 43.348529, -76.629860
- 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 Sterling Valley
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Sterling Valley is near Oswego County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Sterling Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling Valley ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crocketts is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts
- Fair Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruit Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
- Hannibal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal Center is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Center
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lewis Corners is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corners
- Moon Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moon Beach is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Beach
- Red Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sterling Valley 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 Sterling Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sterling Valley and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sterling Valley to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 308 miles [495.7 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sterling Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sterling Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sterling Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3485, Longitude: -76.6299 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.436 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.685 degrees. |
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