Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lent 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 Lent Hill:
  • 42.523124, -77.418874
  • 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 Lent 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Lent Hill is near Ontario County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Ontario County
  • eBird sighting report for Yates 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lent 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.

• Bloomerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomerville
  • Bloomerville is located in Steuben County
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Steuben County
• Howard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Steuben County
• Hunt Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
• Italy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
  • Italy is located in Yates County
• Italy Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
  • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
• Jobs Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
  • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
• Marshalls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
  • Marshalls is located in Steuben County
• Naples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
• Patchinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
  • Patchinville is located in Steuben County
• Springwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Springwater is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springwater <2>

How Far From Lent Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lent Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lent Hill and extending to:

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lent Hill to Bath, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 186 miles [299.3 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lent Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/