Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Garwoods:
  • 42.459495, -77.826286
  • 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 Garwoods

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Garwoods is near Livingston County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Garwoods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garwoods ...

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.

• Almond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Almond
  • From Garwoods to Almond
• Bishopville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bishopville
  • From Garwoods to Bishopville
• Burns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Byersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
• Dansville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <1>
• Gas Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hunt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <1>
• Hunt Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
• Lewis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Rogersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville

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

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

• Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garwoods to Belmont, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 207 miles [333.1 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 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'