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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 North Alexander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Alexander 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 North Alexander:
- 42.929504, -78.241683
- 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 North Alexander
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since North Alexander is near Wyoming County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 North Alexander
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Alexander ...
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.
- Beehive Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beehive Crossing is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive Crossing
- Brick House Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Bushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Cookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Indian Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Little Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Canada is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Millers Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Crossing is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Suicide Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Suicide Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suicide Corners
- Texaco Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Texaco Town is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texaco Town
- Wheatville Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From North Alexander 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 North Alexander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Alexander and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Alexander to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Alexander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Alexander 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 North Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9295, Longitude: -78.2417 In this case, the coordinates for North Alexander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.637 degrees. |
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