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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 Angelica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angelica 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 Angelica:
    • 42.306199, -78.020154
    • 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 Angelica
  • 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 Angelica is near Cattaraugus County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Angelica

Communities Also Named Angelica ...

We found three communities that are also named Angelica.

Within New York, the name Angelica is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Angelica is located in Calvert County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Angelica that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Angelica.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Angelica is located in Berks County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Angelica that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Angelica.
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Angelica is located in Shawano County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Angelica that is located in Allegany County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Angelica.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Angelica ...

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.

  • Aristotle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elm Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gas Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
  • Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Hillcrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Irish Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
  • Knight Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knight Creek is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Creek
  • Lyons Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marshall is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockville is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Tinkertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
  • Tip Top
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top

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

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

  • Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the South.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Angelica to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 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- Angelica) 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 Angelica 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 Angelica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3062, Longitude: -78.0202    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.236 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.362 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.791 degrees.