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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 Youngsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngsville 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 Youngsville:
    • 41.808422, -74.886274
    • 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 Youngsville
  • 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 Youngsville ...

We found eight communities that share the name Youngsville.

Within New York, the name Youngsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Youngsville [Greeley County].
    • Louisiana
      • Lafayette Parish
      • This Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Youngsville.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<2> to the west of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Youngsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Youngsville is located in Franklin County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Youngsville.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Youngsville is located in Adams County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Youngsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Youngsville lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Youngsville is located in Northampton County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Youngsville.
      • Warren County
      • This Youngsville is located in Warren County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west of the Youngsville that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Youngsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngsville ...

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.

  • Bushville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Bushville is located in Sullivan County
  • Deckertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckertown
    • Deckertown is located in Sullivan County
  • Falls Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Ferndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
    • Ferndale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
  • Harris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Sullivan County
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
  • Parksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Sullivan County
  • Smallwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Swan Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Lake <4>

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

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

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Youngsville to Monticello, with an average speed<5> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Youngsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Youngsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Youngsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8084, Longitude: -74.8863       In this case, the coordinates for Youngsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Youngsville 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 306.354 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.159 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.562 degrees.









 

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