Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conesus:
  • 42.718953, -77.676386
  • 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 Conesus

• 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Since Conesus is near Ontario County and also Steuben 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 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 Conesus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conesus ...

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.

• Cottonwood Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
• Cottonwood Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Eagle Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Foots Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
• Glenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Groveland Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
• Libertypole
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Libertypole is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
• Long Point Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
• Maple Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Sunny Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Union Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From Conesus to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Conesus and extending to:

• Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Conesus to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'