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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 43.269513, -76.239095
    • 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
    • Since Stewart Corners is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 ...
    • Cayuga County
      • This Stewart Corners is located in Cayuga County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stewart Corners that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Stewart Corners.
    • Herkimer County
      • This Stewart Corners is located in Herkimer County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stewart Corners that is located in Oswego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer 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.

  • Belgium
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Belgium is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
  • Big Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Bay is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Casual Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Casual Estates is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casual Estates
  • Catfish Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Catfish Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Corners
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Euclid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Euclid is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Gilbert Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert Mills is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mills
  • Mallory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mud Settlement is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Settlement
  • Peat Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Peat Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peat Corners
  • Sand Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Three Rivers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Three Rivers is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers

How Far From Stewart Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stewart Corners to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 132 miles [212.4 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 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 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- 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: 43.2695, Longitude: -76.2391       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 307.03 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.157 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.534 degrees.