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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 Shortsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shortsville 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 Shortsville:
    • 42.955070, -77.227218
    • 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 Shortsville
  • 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
    • Since Shortsville is near Wayne County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Shortsville

Communities Also Named Shortsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Shortsville.

Within New York, the name Shortsville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Shortsville is located in Tioga County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Shortsville that is located in Ontario County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Shortsville.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Shortsville is located in Washington County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shortsville that is located in Ontario County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shortsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shortsville ...

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.

  • Crystal Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
  • Flint
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greens Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
  • Gypsum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gypsum is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Knickerbocker Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
  • Littleville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Littleville is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Marbletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marbletown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
  • Mayo Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
  • Mead Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mead Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Corner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Melvin Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Orleans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Orleans is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Reed Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
    • Roseland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Yellow Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shortsville to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shortsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Shortsville 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 Shortsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9551, Longitude: -77.2272    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.681 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.839 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.143 degrees.