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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pulteney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pulteney 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 Pulteney:
    • 42.525070, -77.167196
    • 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 Pulteney
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulteney ...

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.

  • Crystal Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
    • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
  • Dundee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
  • Friend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Friend is located in Yates County
  • Glen Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
    • Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
  • Grove Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
    • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Italy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Italy is located in Yates County
  • Italy Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
    • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
  • Porter Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
    • Porter Corner is located in Yates County
  • Second Milo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
    • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Willow Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Yates County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pulteney and extending to:

  • Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pulteney to Bath, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pulteney. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Pulteney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pulteney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5251, Longitude: -77.1672       In this case, the coordinates for Pulteney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pulteney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.684 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.299 degrees.









 

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