Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Scholes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scholes and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Scholes:
  • 42.352012, -77.920557
  • 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 Scholes

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scholes ...

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.

• Almond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
• Aristotle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
• Bishopville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Burns
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Gas Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
• Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Irish Settlement
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
• Rockville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Tinkertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
• Tip Top
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top

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

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

• Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scholes to Belmont, with an average speed<3> 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 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 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'