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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 Scottsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg:
    • 42.664232, -77.714164
    • 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 Scottsburg
  • 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
    • Since Scottsburg is near Steuben County and also Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Scottsburg

Communities Also Named Scottsburg ...

We found eight communities that are also named Scottsburg.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Scottsburg.

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

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Monroe 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 New York community of Scottsburg [Monroe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McDonough County
      • This Scottsburg is located in McDonough County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<2> to the west of the Scottsburg that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Scottsburg.
    • Indiana
      • Pike County
      • This Scottsburg is located in Pike County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Scottsburg that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Scottsburg.
      • Scott County
      • This Scottsburg is located in Scott County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the west southwest of the Scottsburg that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Scottsburg.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Scottsburg that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Scottsburg.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Scottsburg.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas 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 Oregon community of Scottsburg [Douglas County].
    • Virginia
      • Fluvanna County
      • This Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<2> to the south of the Scottsburg that is located in Livingston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Scottsburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottsburg ...

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.

  • Byersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Byersville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
  • Cottonwood Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
  • Cottonwood Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
  • Foots Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
  • Groveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Groveland Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
  • Libertypole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Libertypole is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
  • Maple Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
  • Reed Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
  • Union Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

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

  • Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scottsburg to Geneseo, with an average speed<5> 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 200 miles [321.9 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,363 miles [7,021.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 Scottsburg 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Scottsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6642, Longitude: -77.7142       In this case, the coordinates for Scottsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.013 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.168 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.497 degrees.