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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 Throopsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Throopsville 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 Throopsville:
- 42.973121, -76.601888
- 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 Throopsville
- 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 Throopsville is near Onondaga County and also Seneca 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 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 Throopsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Throopsville ...
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.
- Baptist Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fox Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Half Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Hard Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
- Howland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howland is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Bridge is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mays Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mays Point is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mosquito Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mosquito Point is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
- Mud Lock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mud Lock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lock
- Petty Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petty Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Corner
- Powers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Pump Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Sherlock Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherlock Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherlock Corners
- Wicks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wicks Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corners
- Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Throopsville 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 Throopsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Throopsville and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Throopsville 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 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 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Throopsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Throopsville 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 Throopsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9731, Longitude: -76.6019 In this case, the coordinates for Throopsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.838 degrees. |
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