Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Attica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Attica and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Attica
- 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 Attica:
- 42.864089, -78.275432
- 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 Attica
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Attica is near Genesee County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Attica ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Attica.
Within New York, the name Attica is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Harper County
- This Attica is located in Harper County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Attica that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Attica.
- Lyon 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 Kansas community of Attica [Lyon County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Attica lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the northwest of the Attica that is located in Wyoming County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Attica ...
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.
- Beehive Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive Crossing
- Beehive Crossing is located in Wyoming County
- Bushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Cookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
- Dutch Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
- Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Harris Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Lambs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lambs Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Little Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Little Canada is located in Genesee County
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Millers Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Millers Crossing is located in Wyoming County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Persons Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
- Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Saltvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Suicide Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suicide Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suicide Corners
- Suicide Corners is located in Genesee County
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
- Persons Corners
How Far From Attica 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 village such as Attica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Attica and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Attica to Warsaw, with an average speed<5> 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Attica: www.attica.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Attica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Attica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8641, Longitude: -78.2754 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Attica 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Attica to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.348 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.577 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.68 degrees. |