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Around Thornton Heights ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Thornton Heights, with the nearest first.

  • Mandana
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
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  • Niles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Niles is located in Cayuga County
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  • Rose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
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  • Thorn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
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  • Skaneateles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Amber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Amber is located in Onondaga County
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  • Austin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Austin is located in Cayuga County
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  • Kelloggsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
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  • Melrose Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
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  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mottville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • New Hope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
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    • Omro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
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    • Marcellus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
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For more communities neighboring Thornton Heights, please visit our County-by-County Page for Thornton Heights.

Onondaga County ...

Thornton Heights is located in Onondaga County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Onondaga County: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison & Oswego.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornton Heights ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thornton Heights.

Airports Near Thornton Heights ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Thornton Heights and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Thornton Heights.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thornton Heights), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.