Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Southburg:
  • 42.672839, -78.337794
  • 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 Southburg

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since Southburg is near Erie County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Southburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southburg ...

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.

• Dutch Flats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Flats is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flats
• Dutch Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Hollow is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
• Dutchtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Eagle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eagle is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
• Halls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hardys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
• Harris Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
• Hermitage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Java Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Java Center is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java Center <1>
• Java Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Java Village is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java Village <1>
• Persons Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
• Plants Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plants Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Corner
• Punkshire Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Punkshire Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkshire Corners

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

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southburg to Warsaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,790 miles [9,318.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'