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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 Pine Tavern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Tavern 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 Pine Tavern:
    • 42.753673, -77.928616
    • 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 Pine Tavern
  • 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 Pine Tavern ...

We found one communities that share the name Pine Tavern.

Within New York, the name Pine Tavern is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Pine Tavern in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • This Pine Tavern is located in Salem County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pine Tavern that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Pine Tavern.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Tavern ...

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.

  • Buffalo Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Corners
    • Buffalo Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Craigs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
    • Craigs is located in Livingston County
  • Lambs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
    • Lambs Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Paines Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
    • Paines Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Pearl Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek
    • Pearl Creek is located in Wyoming County
  • Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • Shaker Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
    • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Wyoming County
  • Sucker Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucker Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
    • Sucker Brook is located in Wyoming County
  • Tryons Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryons Corners
    • Tryons Corners is located in Livingston County

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

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

  • Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Tavern 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 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 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,369 miles [7,031.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/

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 '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- Pine Tavern) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Tavern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7537, Longitude: -77.9286       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Tavern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Pine Tavern to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.14 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.561 degrees.









 

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