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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 Valley View Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Park 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 Valley View Park:
- 42.910833, -78.004167
- 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 Valley View Park
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Valley View Park is near Livingston County and also Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Valley View Park
Communities Also Named Valley View Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Valley View Park.
Within New York, the name Valley View Park is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Valley View Park is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<1> to the west of the Valley View Park that is located in Genesee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Valley View Park.
- Minnesota
- Dodge County
- This Valley View Park is located in Dodge County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Park that is located in Genesee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Valley View Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Valley View Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west of the Valley View Park that is located in Genesee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Valley View Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Park ...
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.
- Craigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Harper Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
- Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Le Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Little Canada
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Canada is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
- Paines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paines Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Pavilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pearl Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl Creek is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek
- Suicide Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Suicide Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suicide Corners
- Texaco Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texaco Town is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texaco Town
- Union Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Valley View Park 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 Valley View Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley View Park and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley View Park to Batavia, 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 215 miles [346 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 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 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Park) 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 Valley View Park 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 Valley View Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9108, Longitude: -78.0042 In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.531 degrees. |
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