Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dansville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dansville
- 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 Dansville:
- 42.562292, -77.696826
- 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 Dansville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Dansville is near Steuben County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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
Communities Also Named Dansville ...
We found one communities that share the name Dansville.
Within New York, the name Dansville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Dansville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dansville ...
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.
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Byersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Byersville is located in Livingston County
- Groveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <3>
- Groveland Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
- Libertypole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertypole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
- Libertypole is located in Livingston County
- Patchinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Patchinville is located in Steuben County
- Reed Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Steuben County
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Springwater is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springwater <3>
How Far From Dansville 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 village such as Dansville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dansville and extending to:
- Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dansville to Geneseo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 199 miles [320.3 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dansville: www.dansvilleny.org/
The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dansville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5623, Longitude: -77.6968 In this case, the coordinates for Dansville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dansville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.15 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.532 degrees. |