Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seneca Mills:
  • 42.660447, -77.006800
  • 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 Seneca Mills

• 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 Yates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
  • Since Seneca Mills is near Seneca County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Seneca Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seneca Mills ...

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.

• Friend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Friend is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
• Gilbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Havens Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Havens Corner is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corner
• Himrod
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Himrod is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Himrod <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Himrod
  • From Seneca Mills to Himrod
• Mays Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mays Mills is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Mills
• Porter Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Porter Corner is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
• Randall Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall Crossing is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Crossing
• Second Milo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Grove is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Penn Yan, which is the Seat of Yates County, lies just to the West.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Seneca Mills to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 259 miles [416.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'