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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 Savona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savona 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 Savona:
- 42.288995, -77.219239
- 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 Savona
- 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 Savona is near Schuyler County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Savona
Communities Also Named Savona ...
We found two communities that are also named Savona.
Within New York, the name Savona is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Savona lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Savona that is located in Steuben County.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Savona is located in Darke County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Savona that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Savona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savona ...
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.
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonny Hill is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Hill
- Buck Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buck Settlement is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Settlement
- Cold Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshalls is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls
- Meads Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meads Creek is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Creek
- Painted Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Risingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Savona 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 village such as Savona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Savona and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Savona to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Savona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Savona 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 Savona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2890, Longitude: -77.2192 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.424 degrees. |
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