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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 Tompkins Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tompkins Corners 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 Tompkins Corners:
- 42.203408, -76.887738
- 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 Tompkins 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 Chemung County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
- Since Tompkins Corners is near Steuben County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Tompkins Corners
Communities Also Named Tompkins Corners ...
We found two communities that are also named Tompkins Corners.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Tompkins Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Putnam County
- This Tompkins Corners is located in Putnam County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tompkins Corners that is located in Chemung County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Tompkins Corners.
- Westchester County
- This Tompkins Corners is located in Westchester County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tompkins Corners that is located in Chemung County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Tompkins Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tompkins 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.
- Beaver Dams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Cherry Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fisherville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Golden Glow Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
- Horseheads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
- Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- Rush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Run is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
How Far From Tompkins 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 Tompkins Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tompkins Corners and extending to:
- Elmira, which is the Seat of Chemung County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tompkins 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 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 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tompkins Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tompkins Corners 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 Tompkins Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2034, Longitude: -76.8877 In this case, the coordinates for Tompkins Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.306 degrees. |
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