Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Darien Center:
  • 42.901171, -78.388631
  • 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 Darien Center

• 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 Darien Center is near Wyoming County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Darien Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darien Center ...

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.

• Brick House Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
• Bushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushville is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Cookville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cookville is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
• Dutch Flats
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
• Fargo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fargo is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Harris Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
• Indian Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
• Longwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Longwood is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Looneyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Looneyville is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
• Persons Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
• Peters Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peters Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Sand Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Town Line
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Town Line is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <1>
• Town Line Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Town Line Station is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darien Center and extending to:

• Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Darien Center to Batavia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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 5,782 miles [9,305.2 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>'