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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 White Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Corners 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 White Corners:
    • 42.908124, -75.603514
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on White Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named White Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name White Corners.

Within New York, the name White Corners is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named White Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Crawford County
      • This White Corners is located in Crawford County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the west of the White Corners that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of White Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.

  • Eagleville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Madison County
  • Five Chimneys Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Chimneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
    • Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
  • Merrillsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Madison County
  • Pecksport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
  • Pierceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in Madison County
  • Pratts
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Pratts Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
    • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
  • Randallsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Randallsville is located in Madison County
  • Valley Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
  • Williams Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
    • Williams Corners is located in Madison County

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

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

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Corners to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east (E). 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 286 miles [460.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9081, Longitude: -75.6035       In this case, the coordinates for White Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 White Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.697 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.396 degrees.









 

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