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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 West Butler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Butler and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West Butler:
    • 43.178677, -76.808013
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Butler
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named West Butler ...

We found one communities that share the name West Butler.

Within New York, the name West Butler is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Butler in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This West Butler is located in Choctaw County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Butler that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of West Butler.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Butler ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Conquest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conquest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest
    • Conquest is located in Cayuga County
  • Furnace Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
  • Hickory Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Square
    • Hickory Square is located in Wayne County
  • Noble Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Corner
    • Noble Corner is located in Wayne County
  • Red Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
    • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <3>
  • Resort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resort
    • Resort is located in Wayne County
  • Rice Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
    • Rice Mill is located in Wayne County
  • Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <3>
  • Sunset View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Sunset View is located in Wayne County
  • Victory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Butler and extending to:

  • Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Butler to Lyons, with an average speed<4> 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Butler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Butler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Butler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1787, Longitude: -76.8080       In this case, the coordinates for West Butler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 West Butler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.396 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.554 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.845 degrees.




 

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