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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 Stewart Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewart Corners 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 Stewart Corners:
- 42.739237, -76.524384
- 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 Stewart Corners
- 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 Stewart Corners is near Tompkins County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Stewart Corners
Communities Also Named Stewart Corners ...
We found two communities that are also named Stewart Corners.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Stewart Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Herkimer County
- This Stewart Corners is located in Herkimer County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stewart Corners that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Stewart Corners.
- Oswego County
- This Stewart Corners is located in Oswego County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stewart Corners that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Stewart Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewart Corners ...
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.
- Belltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Bunker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Goosetree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goosetree is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetree
- Indian Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- King Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
- Locke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
How Far From Stewart Corners 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 Stewart Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewart Corners and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stewart Corners to Auburn, 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east (E). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stewart Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stewart Corners 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 Stewart Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7392, Longitude: -76.5244 In this case, the coordinates for Stewart Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.904 degrees. |
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