Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thornton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thornton Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thornton Heights
- 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 Thornton Heights:
- 42.880068, -76.408268
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Thornton Heights
- 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 Onondaga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- Since Thornton Heights is near Cayuga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- eBird sighting report for Cortland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Thornton Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name Thornton Heights.
Within New York, the name Thornton Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Thornton Heights is located in Bibb County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Thornton Heights that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Thornton Heights.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Thornton Heights is located in Cumberland County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east of the Thornton Heights that is located in Onondaga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Thornton Heights.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Thornton Heights [Knox County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornton Heights ...
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.
- Amber
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Baptist Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Edgewater Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Onondaga County
- Gregory Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
- Heath Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Grove
- Heath Grove is located in Onondaga County
- Jones Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County
- Kelloggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Petty Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Thorn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
- Wicks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corners
- Wicks Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
- Winding Ways
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Ways have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Ways
- Winding Ways is located in Onondaga County
How Far From Thornton Heights 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 Thornton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornton Heights and extending to:
- Syracuse, which is the Seat of Onondaga County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thornton Heights to Syracuse, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 134 miles [215.7 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 276 miles [444.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornton Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Thornton Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8801, Longitude: -76.4083 In this case, the coordinates for Thornton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Thornton Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Thornton Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.177 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.259 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.787 degrees. |