Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Tinker Tavern Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tinker Tavern Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tinker Tavern Corner

• 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 Tinker Tavern Corner:
  • 43.506737, -76.127980
  • 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 Tinker Tavern Corner

• 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 Tinker Tavern Corner is near Jefferson County and also Oneida County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida 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 Tinker Tavern Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinker Tavern Corner ...

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.

• Arthur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Arthur is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Farmers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
• Howardville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Howardville is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
• Maple View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple View is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple View <1>
• Mexico
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
• Parish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <1>
• Parish Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parish Center is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Center
• Prattham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattham is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattham
• Red Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Mill is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
• Texas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Texas is located in Oswego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Tinker Tavern Corner 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 Tinker Tavern Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Tinker Tavern Corner 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 6 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 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'