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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 West Canadice Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Canadice 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 West Canadice Corners:
- 42.737261, -77.551454
- 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 West Canadice 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since West Canadice Corners is near Livingston County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 West Canadice Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Canadice 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.
- Cedarcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Foots Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frost Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frost Hollow is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Hollow
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
- Idaho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Idaho is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
- Libertypole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Libertypole is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
- Maple Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunny Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Union Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
- Willow Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Beach is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
How Far From West Canadice 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 West Canadice Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Canadice Corners and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Canadice Corners to Canandaigua, with an average speed<3> 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 192 miles [309 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Canadice Corners) 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 West Canadice 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 West Canadice Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7373, Longitude: -77.5515 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.389 degrees. |
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