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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 Piffard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piffard 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 Piffard:
    • 42.828396, -77.850837
    • 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 Piffard
  • 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
    • Since Piffard is near Wyoming County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Piffard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piffard ...

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.

  • Cedarcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
  • Cluny Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cluny Point is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluny Point
  • Cottonwood Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
  • Craigs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
  • Eagle Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Fowlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Gray Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gray Shores is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Shores
  • Graywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Graywood is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
  • Lakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Littleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Long Point Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
  • Pebble Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pebble Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pine Tavern
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
    • Sand Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shaker Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
    • Toggletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Toggletown is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toggletown
    • Tryons Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tryons Corners is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryons Corners
    • Tuxedo Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tuxedo Park is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
    • Union Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Corners is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Piffard and extending to:

  • Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Piffard to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the south (S). 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 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Piffard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Piffard 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 Piffard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8284, Longitude: -77.8508       In this case, the coordinates for Piffard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.084 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.274 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.493 degrees.