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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 Lake Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Bluff and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lake Bluff:
- 43.272566, -76.941355
- 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 Lake Bluff
- 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 Lake Bluff is near Cayuga County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Lake Bluff
Communities Also Named Lake Bluff ...
We found two communities that are also named Lake Bluff.
Within New York, the name Lake Bluff is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Lake Bluff is located in Lake County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Bluff that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Bluff.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Lake Bluff is located in Delta County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Bluff that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Lake Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Bluff ...
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.
- Furnace Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Hickory Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Square is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Square
- Holland Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holland Cove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cove
- Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Lime Kiln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Kiln is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Owls Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Nest is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
- Red Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Resort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Resort is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resort
- Rice Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Mill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
- Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset View is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
How Far From Lake Bluff 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 Lake Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Bluff and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Bluff to Lyons, 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Bluff) 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 Lake Bluff 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 Lake Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2726, Longitude: -76.9414 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.47 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.868 degrees. |
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