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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 Williamsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamsville 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 Williamsville:
    • 42.438924, -84.096620
    • 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 Williamsville
  • 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 Williamsville ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Williamsville.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Williamsville.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Cass County
      • This Williamsville is located in Cass County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Williamsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Williamsville is located in Kent County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Williamsville.
      • Sussex County
      • This Williamsville is located in Sussex County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east southeast of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Williamsville.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Williamsville is located in Sangamon County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Williamsville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • This Williamsville is located in Berkshire County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Williamsville.
      • Worcester County
      • This Williamsville is located in Worcester County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Williamsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Williamsville is located in Attala County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Williamsville.
      • Grenada 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 Mississippi community of Williamsville [Grenada County].
      • Neshoba County
      • This Williamsville is located in Neshoba County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the south southwest of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Williamsville.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Williamsville is located in Wayne County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Williamsville.
    • Nebraska
      • Richardson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Williamsville [Richardson County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Williamsville.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Williamsville is located in Erie County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Williamsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Person County
      • This Williamsville is located in Person County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Williamsville.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Williamsville [Delaware County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Williamsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • This Williamsville is located in Elk County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Williamsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Williamsville [Dickson County].
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Williamsville is located in Windham County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Williamsville.
    • Virginia
      • Bath County
      • This Williamsville is located in Bath County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Williamsville.
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Williamsville is located in Shenandoah County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the southeast of the Williamsville that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Williamsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsville ...

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.

  • Chalkerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
    • Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
    • Chalkerville has also been known as:
    • Chalkers Landing
  • Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chubb's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
    • Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Washtenaw County
  • Fourmile Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Lake
    • Fourmile Lake is located in Washtenaw County
    • Fourmile Lake has also been known as:
    • Four Mile Lake
  • Gregory
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
  • Hell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
    • Hell is located in Livingston County
    • Hell has also been known as:
    • Hi Land Lake
    • Highland Lake
    • Hiland Lake
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <6>
  • Kaiserville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
    • Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
  • Lanewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanewood
    • Lanewood is located in Washtenaw County
  • Pettysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Pettysville is located in Livingston County

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

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

  • Howell, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Williamsville to Howell, with an average speed<7> 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 four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 443 miles [712.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 from Point A (ie- Williamsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4389, Longitude: -84.0966       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsville 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 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 Williamsville 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Williamsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.101 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.757 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.651 degrees.




 

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