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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 Sheldon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Sheldon 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 Sheldon:
- 42.770060, -78.418631
- 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 Sheldon
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since North Sheldon is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Sheldon
Communities Also Named North Sheldon ...
We found one communities that are also named North Sheldon.
Within New York, the name North Sheldon is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named North Sheldon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This North Sheldon is located in Franklin County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Sheldon that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of North Sheldon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Sheldon ...
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.
- Dutch Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
- Dutch Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Harris Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Java Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Java Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Persons Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
- Plants Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plants Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Corner
- Porterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
How Far From North Sheldon 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 Sheldon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Sheldon and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Sheldon to Warsaw, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Sheldon) 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 North Sheldon 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 Sheldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7701, Longitude: -78.4186 In this case, the coordinates for North Sheldon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.673 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.787 degrees. |
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