Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Almond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Almond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Almond
- 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 Almond:
- 42.390624, -77.769718
- 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 North Almond
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since North Almond is near Steuben County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 North Almond ...
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.
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <2>
- Big Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Bishopville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Bishopville is located in Allegany County
- Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Butcher Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butcher Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Corner
- Butcher Corner is located in Steuben County
- Gas Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
- Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
- Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jobs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Steuben County
- Tinkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
- Tip Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From North Almond 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 North Almond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Almond and extending to:
- Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Almond to Belmont, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 204 miles [328.3 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Almond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Almond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Almond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3906, Longitude: -77.7697 In this case, the coordinates for North Almond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Almond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.191 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.638 degrees. |