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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunny Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Shores and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sunny Shores:
- 42.762008, -77.711943
- 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 Sunny Shores
- 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 Sunny Shores is near Ontario County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 Sunny Shores
Communities Also Named Sunny Shores ...
We found two communities that are also named Sunny Shores.
Within New York, the name Sunny Shores is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunny Shores that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Shores.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Sunny Shores is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunny Shores that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Sunny Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Shores ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cluny Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cluny Point is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluny Point
- Cottonwood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Cove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cove
- Cottonwood Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Eagle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Foots Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Gray Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gray Shores is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Shores
- Graywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graywood is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graywood
- Groveland Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Point Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Point Cove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cove
- Maple Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Pebble Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pebble Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Sand Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Union Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Sunny Shores 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 Sunny Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Shores and extending to:
- Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunny Shores 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 269 miles [432.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sunny Shores to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunny Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7620, Longitude: -77.7119 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.455 degrees. |
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