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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 Rexville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rexville 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 Rexville:
    • 42.084232, -77.662381
    • 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 Rexville
  • 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 Rexville ...

We found five communities that share the name Rexville.

Within New York, the name Rexville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rexville [Lake County].
      • Ripley County
      • This Rexville is located in Ripley County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Rexville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Rexville.
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Rexville is located in Morgan County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Rexville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Rexville.
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rexville [Austin County].
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Rexville is located in Skagit County and lies 2,187 miles [3,519.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Rexville that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Rexville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rexville ...

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.

  • Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Steuben County
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hallsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
    • Hallsport is located in Allegany County
  • Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Allegany County
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Purple Brook ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
    • Purple Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Rough and Ready
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough and Ready have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
    • Rough and Ready is located in Steuben County
  • Spring Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
  • Young Hickory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
    • Young Hickory is located in Steuben County

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

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

  • Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rexville to Bath, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,788 miles [9,314.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rexville. 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>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rexville 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rexville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rexville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0842, Longitude: -77.6624    
<3>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 Rexville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rexville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.032 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.097 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.716 degrees.









 

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