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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 Bristol Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bristol Springs 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 Bristol Springs:
- 42.706177, -77.379985
- 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 Bristol Springs
- 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since Bristol Springs is near Yates County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 Bristol Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bristol Springs ...
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.
- Cottage City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Crystal Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
- Hunt Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
- Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Mayweed Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayweed Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayweed Corner
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Corners is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corners
- Potter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Williams Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Corner is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Willow Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
How Far From Bristol Springs 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 Bristol Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bristol Springs and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bristol Springs to Canandaigua, 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 183 miles [294.5 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bristol Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bristol Springs 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 Bristol Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7062, Longitude: -77.3800 In this case, the coordinates for Bristol Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.80 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.322 degrees. |
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