Outdoor Activities ...

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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pulteney

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pulteney

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Pulteney is near Yates County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Pulteney

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)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Dundee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Friend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Friend is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
• Glen Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Grove Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
• Italy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Italy is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
• Italy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Italy Hill is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
• Porter Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Porter Corner is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
• Second Milo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
• Willow Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pulteney to Bath, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'