Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wileyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wileyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wileyville
- 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 Wileyville:
- 42.027569, -77.696658
- 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 Wileyville
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Wileyville is near Allegany County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Potter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wileyville ...
We found one communities that share the name Wileyville.
Within New York, the name Wileyville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Wileyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Wileyville is located in Wetzel County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wileyville that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Wileyville.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wileyville ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Elmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Steuben County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <3>
- Hallsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Purple Brook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
- Purple Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Rough and Ready
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough and Ready have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Steuben County
- Spring Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
- Young Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Young Hickory is located in Steuben County
How Far From Wileyville 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 Wileyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wileyville and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wileyville to Bath, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wileyville. 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' (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- Wileyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wileyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0276, Longitude: -77.6967 In this case, the coordinates for Wileyville 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 Wileyville 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 308.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.755 degrees. |