Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Long Point Cove:
  • 42.774786, -77.724444
  • 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 Long Point Cove

• 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 Long Point Cove is near Ontario County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Long Point Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Point Cove ...

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.

• Cedarcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
• Cluny Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cluny Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluny Point
• Cottonwood Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
• Cottonwood Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Eagle Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Foots Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
• Gray Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gray Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Shores
• Graywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Graywood is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
• Maple Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Sunny Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Tuxedo Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuxedo Park is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park

How Far From Long Point Cove to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Long Point Cove and extending to:

• Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Long Point Cove to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'