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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 Bullis Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullis Mills 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 Bullis Mills:
- 41.984787, -78.350850
- 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 Bullis Mills
- 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Bullis Mills is near Cattaraugus County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Bullis Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullis Mills ...
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.
- Boardmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boardmanville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardmanville
- Duke Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duke Center is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
- Haymaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haymaker is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
- Indian Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Crossing is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Knapp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knapp Creek is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Creek
- Little Genesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Main Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shinglehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Toll Gate Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
- Turtlepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turtlepoint is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtlepoint
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walkertown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Bullis Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bullis Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bullis Mills and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bullis Mills to Smethport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Bullis Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bullis Mills 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 Bullis Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9848, Longitude: -78.3508 In this case, the coordinates for Bullis Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.077 degrees. |
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