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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 Darien, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darien 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 Darien:
    • 42.902004, -78.350297
    • 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
  • 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 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

Communities Also Named Darien ...

We found six communities that are also named Darien.

Within New York, the name Darien is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Darien is located in Fairfield County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Darien that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Darien.
    • Georgia
      • McIntosh County
      • This Darien is located in McIntosh County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Darien that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Darien.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Darien is located in DuPage County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the Darien that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Darien.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Cowley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Darien.
    • Missouri
      • Dent County
      • This Darien is located in Dent County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Darien that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Darien.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Darien is located in Walworth County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west of the Darien that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Darien.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Darien ...

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 northwest)
    • Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
  • Bushville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Cookville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cookville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Dutch Flats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
  • Fargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • 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
  • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Peters Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
  • Sand Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge

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

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

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Darien to Batavia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 233 miles [375 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 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darien) 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 Darien, 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 Darien 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 Darien. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9020, Longitude: -78.3503       In this case, the coordinates for Darien have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.392 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.633 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.70 degrees.