Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Willseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willseyville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Willseyville

• 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 Willseyville:
  • 42.290074, -76.378270
  • 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 Willseyville

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Willseyville is near Tompkins County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
  • eBird sighting report for Chemung 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willseyville ...

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.

• Candor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <1>
• Catatonk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catatonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
  • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
• Forest Home
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
• Germany Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germany Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
  • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
• Ithaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
• Jenksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
  • Jenksville is located in Tioga County
• Slaterville Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville Springs
  • Slaterville Springs is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaterville Springs <1>
• Speedsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
  • Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
• Straits Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
  • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Willseyville and extending to:

• Owego, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willseyville to Owego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

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