Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kossuth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kossuth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kossuth
- 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 Kossuth:
- 42.064982, -78.143433
- 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 Kossuth
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Kossuth is near Potter County and also McKean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Potter County
- eBird sighting report for McKean 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 Kossuth ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Kossuth.
Within New York, the name Kossuth is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Butler County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Linn County].
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kossuth [Pottawatomie County].
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Kossuth lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kossuth that is located in Allegany County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kossuth ...
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.
- Eleven Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
- Eleven Mile is located in Potter County (PA)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <4>
- Knight Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Creek
- Knight Creek is located in Allegany County
- Little Genesee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Genesee
- Little Genesee is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Genesee <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Genesee
- From Kossuth to Little Genesee
- Main Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Main Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
- Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pikeville
- From Kossuth to Pikeville
- Richburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
- Richburg is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richburg
- From Kossuth to Richburg
- Shinglehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
- Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shinglehouse
- From Kossuth to Shinglehouse
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Toll Gate Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
- Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
How Far From Kossuth 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 Kossuth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kossuth and extending to:
- Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kossuth to Belmont, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kossuth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kossuth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kossuth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0650, Longitude: -78.1434 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kossuth 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Kossuth 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 308.332 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.433 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.947 degrees. |