Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woods Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woods Corner
- 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 Woods Corner:
- 42.031462, -77.294701
- 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 Woods 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Woods Corner is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- eBird sighting report for Chemung 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woods Corner ...
We found seven communities that share the name Woods Corner.
Within New York, the name Woods Corner is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Woods Corner lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the south of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Woods Corner.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Woods Corner is located in Bristol County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Woods Corner.
- Middlesex County
- This Woods Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woods Corner.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Woods Corner [Isabella County].
- Rhode Island
- Newport County
- This Woods Corner is located in Newport County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Woods Corner.
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- This Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woods Corner that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Woods Corner.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods 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.
- Elkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
- Erwins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedgesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rathbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Rising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Shinglebury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shinglebury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
- Shinglebury is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Shortsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Shortsville is located in Tioga County (PA)
How Far From Woods Corner 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 Woods Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woods Corner and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Corner to Bath, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 216 miles [347.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woods Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.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 '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- Woods Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0315, Longitude: -77.2947 In this case, the coordinates for Woods Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Woods Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Woods Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.808 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.836 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.567 degrees. |