Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gas Spring:
  • 42.415345, -77.834165
  • 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 Gas Spring

• 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 Gas Spring is near Steuben County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Gas Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gas Spring ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Aristotle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
• Bishopville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Burns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Byersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
• Dansville
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Hunt
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
• Rogersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Tinkertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown

How Far From Gas Spring to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gas Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gas Spring to Belmont, 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 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'