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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 Alloway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alloway 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 Alloway:
    • 43.023674, -76.988579
    • 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 Alloway
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Alloway is near Ontario County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Alloway

Communities Also Named Alloway ...

We found four communities that are also named Alloway.

Within New York, the name Alloway is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Alloway is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south of the Alloway that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Alloway.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Alloway is located in Salem County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Alloway that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Alloway.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Alloway is located in Cumberland County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alloway that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Alloway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alloway ...

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.

  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Knickerbocker Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
  • Lock Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marbletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marbletown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
  • Mayo Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
  • Mud Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
  • Oaks Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pilgrimport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pilgrimport is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrimport
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Alloway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alloway to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alloway to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,319 miles [6,950.8 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- Alloway) 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 Alloway 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 Alloway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0237, Longitude: -76.9886       In this case, the coordinates for Alloway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.525 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.999 degrees.