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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 Perkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkinsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perkinsville:
    • 42.539790, -77.628326
    • 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 Perkinsville
  • 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 Perkinsville is near Livingston County and also Allegany 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 Allegany 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 Perkinsville

Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...

We found nine communities that are also named Perkinsville.

Within New York, the name Perkinsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Perkinsville lies 3,555 miles [5,721.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km]<1> to the west of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Perkinsville.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Madison County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perkinsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perkinsville [Winston County].
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Burke County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Perkinsville.
      • Watauga County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Watauga County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the south southwest of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Perkinsville.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Washington County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perkinsville.
      • Windsor County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Windsor County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the east northeast of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Perkinsville.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Perkinsville is located in Goochland County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south of the Perkinsville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Perkinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkinsville ...

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.

  • Burns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burns is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Byersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
  • Dansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
  • Lent Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lent Hill is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent Hill
  • Libertypole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Libertypole is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
  • Patchinville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Patchinville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
  • Reed Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
  • Rogersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perkinsville and extending to:

  • Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Perkinsville to Bath, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 196 miles [315.4 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 253 miles [407.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Perkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5398, Longitude: -77.6283       In this case, the coordinates for Perkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.971 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.10 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.509 degrees.