|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Patchinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patchinville 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 Patchinville:
- 42.530901, -77.588880
- 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 Patchinville
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Patchinville is near Livingston County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Patchinville
Communities Also Named Patchinville ...
We found one communities that are also named Patchinville.
Within New York, the name Patchinville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Patchinville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Patchinville is located in Clearfield County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Patchinville that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Patchinville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patchinville ...
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.
- Bloomerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomerville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomerville
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Byersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Dansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hunt Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
- Jobs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
- Lent Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lent Hill is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent Hill
- Libertypole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Libertypole is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
- Reed Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Patchinville 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 Patchinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Patchinville and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Patchinville to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 194 miles [312.2 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patchinville) 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 Patchinville 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 Patchinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5309, Longitude: -77.5889 In this case, the coordinates for Patchinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.494 degrees. |
|
|