Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Straits Corners:
  • 42.149796, -76.380771
  • 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 Straits 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Straits Corners is near Chemung County and also Tompkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tompkins 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 Straits Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Straits 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.

• Campville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Campville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
• Candor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <1>
• Catatonk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
• Germany Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
• Hicks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hicks is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Hoopers Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
• Hullsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
• Jenksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenksville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
• Milltown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Owl Hollow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
• Price Home
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Price Home is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Home
• Speedsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville

How Far From Straits Corners 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 Straits Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Owego, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Straits Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,326 miles [6,962 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'