Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bemus Point:
  • 42.163445, -79.389365
  • 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 Bemus Point

• 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
  • Since Bemus Point is near Warren County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Bemus Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bemus Point ...

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.

• Boomertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
• Driftwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Elm Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
• Long View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Long View is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Magnolia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Maple Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
• Maple Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <1>
• Oriental Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
• Quigley Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Towerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
• Willow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Bemus Point 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 village such as Bemus Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bemus Point and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bemus Point to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'