Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hornell:
  • 42.302015, -77.655824
  • 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 Hornell

• 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 Hornell 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 Hornell

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Hornell ...

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.

• Almond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <1>
• Big Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Bishopville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishopville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
• Burns
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burns is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Butcher Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butcher Corner is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Corner
• Hartsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
• Howard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Jobs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jobs Corner is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corner
• Tinkertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinkertown is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
• Tip Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tip Top is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top

How Far From South Hornell 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 Hornell 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 Hornell and extending to:

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from South Hornell to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 199 miles [320.3 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 237 miles [381.4 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 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'