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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 Cookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cookville 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 Cookville:
    • 43.009782, -78.326687
    • 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 Cookville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
    • Since Cookville is near Erie County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Cookville

Communities Also Named Cookville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Cookville.

Within New York, the name Cookville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This Cookville is located in Woodson County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodson County community of Cookville.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Cookville.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Cookville is located in Pulaski County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Cookville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Cookville lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cookville lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • This Cookville is located in Titus County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Cookville.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Cookville is located in Orange County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cookville that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cookville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cookville ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
  • Brick House Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
  • Bushville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Fargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Five Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Five Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Indian Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Longwood is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Wheatville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
  • Wheatville Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station

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

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

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cookville 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 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 6,499 miles [10,459.1 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cookville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cookville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cookville 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 Cookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0098, Longitude: -78.3267       In this case, the coordinates for Cookville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.368 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.622 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.644 degrees.