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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 Willow Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Creek Estates 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 Willow Creek Estates:
- 43.025556, -77.225278
- 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 Willow Creek Estates
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Willow Creek Estates 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 Willow Creek Estates
Communities Also Named Willow Creek Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Willow Creek Estates.
Within New York, the name Willow Creek Estates is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Willow Creek Estates is located in Clayton County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Creek Estates that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willow Creek Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Willow Creek Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Creek Estates that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willow Creek Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Creek Estates ...
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.
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fairville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Gypsum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsum is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Knickerbocker Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Marbletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marbletown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
- Mud Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Shortsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
How Far From Willow Creek Estates 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 Willow Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Creek Estates and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Creek Estates to Lyons, 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 177 miles [284.9 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Creek Estates) 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 Willow Creek Estates 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 Willow Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0256, Longitude: -77.2253 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.111 degrees. |
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