Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Bloomfield:
  • 42.861176, -77.389432
  • 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 South Bloomfield

• 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 South Bloomfield is near Livingston County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 South Bloomfield

Communities Also Named South Bloomfield ...

We found one communities that are also named South Bloomfield.

Within New York, the name South Bloomfield is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named South Bloomfield in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Pickaway County
    • This South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the South Bloomfield that is located in Ontario County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of South Bloomfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bloomfield ...

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.

• Bush Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bush Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Corner
• Cottage City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
• Crystal Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Frost Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Frost Hollow is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Hollow
• Greens Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Idaho
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Idaho is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
• Mayweed Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayweed Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayweed Corner
• Reed Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Roseland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
• Speakers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Speakers Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speakers Corner
• Vine Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Vine Valley is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley

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

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

• Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Bloomfield to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'