Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Byron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Byron and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Byron
- 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 Port Byron:
- 43.034626, -76.623837
- 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 Port Byron
- 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 Cayuga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga County
- Since Port Byron is near Wayne County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Port Byron ...
We found two communities that share the name Port Byron.
Within New York, the name Port Byron is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Port Byron is located in Rock Island County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west of the Port Byron that is located in Cayuga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Port Byron.
- Kansas
- Sheridan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Port Byron [Sheridan County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Byron ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Cayuga County
- Conquest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Evans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
- Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
- Fox Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Point
- Hard Point is located in Cayuga County
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Onondaga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
- Mays Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
- Mays Point is located in Seneca County
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
- Mosquito Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Point
- Mosquito Point is located in Cayuga County
- Pump Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pump Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Corners
- Pump Corners is located in Cayuga County
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
How Far From Port Byron to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Port Byron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Byron and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Port Byron to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Byron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Byron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Byron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0346, Longitude: -76.6238 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Port Byron could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Port Byron 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 307.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.821 degrees. |