Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dansville:
  • 42.469790, -77.653881
  • 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 Dansville

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since South Dansville is near Allegany County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Dansville

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Dansville ...

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.

• Big Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Bishopville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Burns
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Butcher Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butcher Corner is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Corner
• Dansville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <1>
• Gas Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gas Spring is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Spring
• Greenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Jobs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
• Patchinville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Patchinville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
• Reed Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Rogersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville

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

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

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Dansville to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 198 miles [318.7 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 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'