Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sonyea:
  • 42.678953, -77.827223
  • 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 Sonyea

• 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 Sonyea is near Wyoming County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Sonyea

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sonyea ...

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 south)
  • Byersville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
• Cottonwood Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
• Cottonwood Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Foots Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
• Groveland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Groveland is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <1>
• Groveland Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
• Long Point Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
• Maple Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
• Pine Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
• Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ridge is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Shaker Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shaker Crossing is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Crossing
• Sunny Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Shores is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
• Union Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From Sonyea to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sonyea to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sonyea to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 264 miles [424.9 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'