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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 Levanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levanna 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 Levanna:
- 42.784514, -76.713560
- 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 Levanna
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Levanna is near Seneca County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Levanna
Communities Also Named Levanna ...
We found one communities that are also named Levanna.
Within New York, the name Levanna is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Levanna in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Levanna is located in Brown County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the southwest of the Levanna that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Levanna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Levanna ...
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.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Elm Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
- Marsh Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Poplar Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
- Union Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Levanna 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 Levanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Levanna and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Levanna to Auburn, with an average speed<3> 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Levanna) 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 Levanna 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 Levanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7845, Longitude: -76.7136 In this case, the coordinates for Levanna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.469 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.973 degrees. |
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