Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Birdsall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdsall and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Birdsall

• 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 Birdsall:
  • 42.391456, -77.920279
  • 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 Birdsall

• 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 Birdsall is near Livingston County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Birdsall

Communities Also Named Birdsall ...

We found one communities that are also named Birdsall.

Within New York, the name Birdsall is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Birdsall in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Lenawee County
    • This Birdsall is located in Lenawee County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west of the Birdsall that is located in Allegany County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Birdsall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birdsall ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
• Aristotle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
• Bishopville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Burns
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Gas Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
• Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hunt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunt is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <2>
• Hunt Hollow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
• Irish Settlement
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Tinkertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown

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

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

• Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birdsall to Belmont, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 212 miles [341.2 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 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 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'