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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Perkinsville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...

We found nine communities that share the name Perkinsville.

Within New York, the name Perkinsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Byersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Dansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
    • Dansville is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <4>
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Steuben County
  • Hunt Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
    • Hunt Hollow is located in Ontario County
  • Jobs Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
    • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
  • Lent Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lent Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent Hill
    • Lent Hill is located in Steuben County
  • Libertypole
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertypole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
    • Libertypole is located in Livingston County
  • Patchinville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patchinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
    • Patchinville is located in Steuben County
  • Reed Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
    • Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Rogersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
  • 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.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).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.971 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.10 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.509 degrees.




 

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