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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 Pumpkin Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pumpkin Hill 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 Pumpkin Hill:
- 43.097004, -78.066126
- 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 Pumpkin Hill
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Pumpkin Hill is near Orleans County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Pumpkin Hill
Communities Also Named Pumpkin Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Pumpkin Hill.
Within New York, the name Pumpkin Hill is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Pumpkin Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Caledonia County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Pumpkin Hill [Caledonia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumpkin Hill ...
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.
- Bushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Churchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harper Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harper Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
- Hidden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Meadows is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Honest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honest Hill is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Hill
- Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limerock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Little Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Canada is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Redman Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Stone Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Sweden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Town Pump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Town Pump is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pump
How Far From Pumpkin Hill 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 community such as Pumpkin Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pumpkin Hill and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pumpkin Hill to Batavia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pumpkin Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pumpkin Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pumpkin Hill 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 Pumpkin Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0970, Longitude: -78.0661 In this case, the coordinates for Pumpkin Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.482 degrees. |
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