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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 Wing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wing 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 Wing:
- 42.532563, -78.219178
- 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 Wing
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Wing is near Allegany County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Wing
Communities Also Named Wing ...
We found eight communities that are also named Wing.
Within New York, the name Wing is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Wing is located in Covington County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Wing.
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- This Wing is located in Yell County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Wing.
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Wing is located in Livingston County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wing.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Wing [Blaine County].
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Wing is located in Mitchell County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Wing.
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Wing is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Wing.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Wing is located in Baker County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Wing.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Wing is located in Utah County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wing that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Wing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wing ...
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.
- Arcade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Farmersville Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardys is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hermitage is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Java Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Glen is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Glen
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wing 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 Wing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wing and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wing to Warsaw, 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wing 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 Wing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5326, Longitude: -78.2192 In this case, the coordinates for Wing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.517 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.791 degrees. |
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