Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places

Twelve Mile Circle

  • Counties in New York that I have Visited

    There are 62 Counties in New York – “The Empire State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 51 Counties = 82.3% of Counties in New York Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using…

  • Ithaca with Kids

    Tompkins County, New York (September 2006) Ithaca is a small city that rests at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake (map). There are many cultural amenities due to its proximity to Cornell University. It also served as an excellent gateway to the larger Finger Lakes region of central New York. We visited the renowned Ithaca…

  • Cayuga Lake

    Tompkins County, New York (September 2006) We rented a house a few miles north of Ithaca (map) directly on the water on the western side of Cayuga Lake. This was the view one morning from our dock as the sun gently greeted the day. Our location was absolutely as peaceful as the picture implies. We…

  • Canandaigua Lake

    Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA (August 6, 2003) The Finger Lakes Region is amazingly beautiful. There are many different publicly accessible beaches and parks. We spent the day touring around Canandaigua Lake. Later we stopped at the north end of the lake in the town with the same name, for a little swimming and…

  • Seneca Lake

    Lodi, Seneca Co., New York, USA (August 7, 2003) The Seneca Lake Wine Trail is not to be missed. There are dozens of vineyards around the lake in close proximity to each other, and it is very easy to try as many as you like. Here’s the kid checking out some of those grapes that…

  • The Old Howder Homestead

    Cambria Township, Niagara Co., New York, USA (August 4, 2003) While in the area, I took the opportunity to track down some family history. My great-great-great-grandfather, George Howder built this home in Cambria Township, Niagara County, New York circa 1849 (map). The current owners were kind enough to allow me to visit and provided a…

  • Counties in New Mexico that I have Visited

    There are 33 Counties in New Mexico – “Land of Enchantment“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 22 Counties = 66.7% of Counties in New Mexico Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using…

  • Chaco Culture National Historical Park

    San Juan Co., New Mexico, USA (May 1992) We spent much of a day and drove more than four hundred miles without ever leaving the state of New Mexico. That morning we left Carlsbad in the far southeastern corner destined for Chaco Culture National Historical Park in the for northwest. First we passed Roswell, looking…

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park

    Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA (May 1992) We drove up and over the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, crossing into New Mexico and heading towards Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the southern part of the state (map). This is an unusual environment for a variety of reasons. The Guadalupe range is the exposed portion of…

  • Counties in New Jersey that I have Visited

    There are 21 Counties in New Jersey – “The Garden State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 21 Counties = 100% of Counties in New Jersey Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using…

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  1. The law in the 1800s when most of the countries was being broke down into smaller one stated that you…

  3. Hi Mr. Howder — Just going from memory, I recall that your “rule” for counting a nation/state/county is “if I’m…