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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 Folsomdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folsomdale 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 Folsomdale:
- 42.826991, -78.448344
- 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 Folsomdale
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Folsomdale is near Erie County and also Genesee 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 Genesee 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 Folsomdale
Communities Also Named Folsomdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Folsomdale.
Within New York, the name Folsomdale is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Folsomdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Folsomdale is located in Graves County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Folsomdale that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Folsomdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folsomdale ...
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.
- Dutch Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Harris Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Looneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Persons Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
- Peters Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Plants Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plants Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Corner
- Porterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Town Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Town Line Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Town Line Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station
How Far From Folsomdale 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 Folsomdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Folsomdale and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Folsomdale to Warsaw, with an average speed<3> 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 237 miles [381.4 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Folsomdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Folsomdale 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 Folsomdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8270, Longitude: -78.4483 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.778 degrees. |
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