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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 Wells Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wells Corner:
    • 43.014514, -75.492397
    • 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 Wells 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Wells Corner is near Madison County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Wells Corner

Communities Also Named Wells Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Wells Corner.

Within New York, the name Wells Corner is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Wells Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Wells Corner is located in Prince George's County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wells Corner that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Wells Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells 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.

  • Brewers Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
  • Brothertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brothertown is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
  • Farmers Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
  • Five Chimneys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
  • Forge Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
  • Pratts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Pratts Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Scribner Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
  • Small Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Small Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
  • Valley Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Willow Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Place is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wells Corner and extending to:

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wells Corner to Utica, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wells Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wells Corner 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 Wells Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0145, Longitude: -75.4924       In this case, the coordinates for Wells Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.593 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.295 degrees.