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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 Scio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scio 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 Scio:
- 42.171457, -77.978615
- 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 Scio
- 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 Scio is near Potter County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Scio
Communities Also Named Scio ...
We found six communities that are also named Scio.
Within New York, the name Scio is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Graham 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 Kansas community of Scio [Graham County].
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Scio [Rawlins County].
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- This Scio is located in Washtenaw County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the west of the Scio that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Scio.
- Nebraska
- Otoe 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 Nebraska community of Scio [Otoe County].
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This Scio is located in Harrison County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Scio that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Scio.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Scio is located in Linn County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Scio that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Scio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scio ...
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.
- Elm Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Irish Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Settlement is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Knight Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Creek
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Richburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tip Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tip Top is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
How Far From Scio 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 Scio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scio and extending to:
- Belmont, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Scio to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Scio 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scio 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 Scio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1715, Longitude: -77.9786 In this case, the coordinates for Scio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.221 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.827 degrees. |
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