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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 Willet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willet 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 Willet:
- 42.469238, -75.911588
- 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 Willet
- 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Willet is near Chenango County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Willet
Communities Also Named Willet ...
We found three communities that are also named Willet.
Within New York, the name Willet is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Willet is located in Washington County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willet that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Willet.
- Ontario
- This Willet lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willet that is located in Cortland County.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Willet is located in Indiana County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willet that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Willet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willet ...
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.
- Freetown Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- German Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lower Cincinnatus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
- Marathon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penelope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Texas Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
How Far From Willet 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 Willet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willet and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willet to Cortland, 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 110 miles [177 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willet) 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 Willet 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 Willet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4692, Longitude: -75.9116 In this case, the coordinates for Willet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.911 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.737 degrees. |
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