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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 Alfred Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alfred Station 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 Alfred Station:
- 42.269792, -77.759161
- 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 Alfred Station
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Alfred Station is near Steuben County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Alfred Station
Communities Also Named Alfred Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Alfred Station.
Within New York, the name Alfred Station is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Alfred Station in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Alfred Station lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alfred Station that is located in Allegany County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfred Station ...
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.
- Almond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Butcher Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Corner
- Elm Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Gas Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Irish Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Tinkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tip Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tip Top is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
How Far From Alfred Station 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 Alfred Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alfred Station and extending to:
- Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alfred Station to Belmont, 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east (E). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Alfred Station) 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 Alfred Station 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 Alfred Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2698, Longitude: -77.7592 In this case, the coordinates for Alfred Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.076 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.684 degrees. |
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