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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 Hydesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hydesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hydesville:
    • 43.070341, -77.107475
    • 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 Hydesville
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Hydesville is near Ontario County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Hydesville

Communities Also Named Hydesville ...

We found one communities that are also named Hydesville.

Within New York, the name Hydesville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Hydesville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Hydesville is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hydesville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Hydesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hydesville ...

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.

  • Fairville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Gypsum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gypsum is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Joy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Joy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Knickerbocker Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
  • Lime Kiln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lime Kiln is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
  • Lock Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marbletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marbletown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mayo Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
    • Mud Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
    • Owls Nest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Owls Nest is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Pilgrimport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pilgrimport is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrimport
    • Unionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Yellow Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills

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

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

  • Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hydesville to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hydesville) 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 Hydesville 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 Hydesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0703, Longitude: -77.1075       In this case, the coordinates for Hydesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.595 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.761 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.036 degrees.