Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Genoa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Genoa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Genoa
- 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 Genoa:
- 42.667849, -76.535774
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Genoa
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Genoa is near Tompkins County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Genoa ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Genoa.
Within New York, the name Genoa is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
- This Genoa is located in Olmsted County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Genoa that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Genoa.
- Saint Louis County
- This Genoa is located in Saint Louis County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the west northwest of the Genoa that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Genoa.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Genoa.
- Ottawa County
- This Genoa is located in Ottawa County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west of the Genoa that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Genoa.
- Stark County
- This Genoa is located in Stark County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the west southwest of the Genoa that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Genoa.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Genoa ...
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.
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Goodyear Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear Corners
- Goodyear Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Goosetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - King Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry
- King Ferry is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King Ferry <5>
- King Ferry Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Ferry Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Ferry Station
- King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County
- Little Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
- Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Locke is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locke <5>
- Pine Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Ridge <5>
- Toll Gate Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
- Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County
How Far From Genoa 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 Genoa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Genoa and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Genoa to Auburn, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Genoa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Genoa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Genoa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6678, Longitude: -76.5358 In this case, the coordinates for Genoa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Genoa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Genoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Genoa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.278 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.339 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.941 degrees. |