Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Libertypole:
  • 42.648955, -77.633883
  • 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 Libertypole

• 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Since Libertypole 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 Libertypole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Libertypole ...

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.

• Cottonwood Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Dansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <1>
• Foots Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
• Groveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Groveland is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <1>
• Groveland Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
• Hunt Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
• Maple Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Patchinville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Patchinville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
• Reed Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Springwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Springwater is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springwater <1>
• Sunny Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Union Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

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

• Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Libertypole to Geneseo, with an average speed<3> 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 196 miles [315.4 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'