Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Italy Hill:
  • 42.596180, -77.248867
  • 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 Italy Hill

• 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 Yates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
  • Since Italy Hill is near Steuben County and also Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Italy Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Italy Hill ...

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.

• Friend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friend is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
• Grove Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
• Italy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Italy is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
• Lent Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lent Hill is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent Hill
• Middlesex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <1>
• Naples
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Naples is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
• Pine Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pine Corners is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corners
• Potter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Potter is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
• Second Milo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
• Vine Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
• Williams Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Williams Corner is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
• Willow Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Penn Yan, which is the Seat of Yates County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Italy Hill to Penn Yan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 177 miles [284.9 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'