Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Basom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Basom and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Basom
- 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 Basom:
- 43.067250, -78.391776
- 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 Basom
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Basom is near Erie County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Orleans 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Basom ...
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.
- Alabama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Brick House Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Genesee County
- Indian Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Swifts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
- Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
- Wheatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Wheatville Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
How Far From Basom 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 Basom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Basom and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Basom to Batavia, with an average speed<3> 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 235 miles [378.2 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Basom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Basom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0673, Longitude: -78.3918 |
| <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 Basom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.404 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.651 degrees. |