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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 Cameron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Cameron 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 Cameron:
    • 42.225868, -77.421101
    • 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 Cameron
  • 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 Cameron ...

We found one communities that share the name West Cameron.

Within New York, the name West Cameron is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This West Cameron is located in Northumberland County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the West Cameron that is located in Steuben County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of West Cameron.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Cameron ...

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.

  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonny Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Hill
    • Bonny Hill is located in Steuben County
  • Buck Settlement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Settlement
    • Buck Settlement is located in Steuben County
  • Hedgesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Howard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rathbone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Risingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Steuben County

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

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

  • Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Cameron to Bath, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 188 miles [302.6 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

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 Cameron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Cameron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2259, Longitude: -77.4211       In this case, the coordinates for West Cameron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cameron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.936 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.544 degrees.




 

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