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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 Blakeley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeley 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 Blakeley:
- 42.735616, -78.595303
- 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 Blakeley
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Blakeley is near Wyoming County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Blakeley
Communities Also Named Blakeley ...
We found five communities that are also named Blakeley.
Within New York, the name Blakeley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Blakeley is located in Baldwin County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blakeley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Blakeley.
- Minnesota
- Scott County
- This Blakeley is located in Scott County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blakeley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Blakeley.
- Nebraska
- Madison County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Blakeley.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Blakeley is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,969 miles [3,168.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blakeley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Blakeley.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Blakeley is located in Kanawha County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blakeley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Blakeley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeley ...
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.
- Duells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Dutch Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Griffins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- Harris Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loveland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Orchard Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Porterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Spring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Brook Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Blakeley 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 Blakeley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeley and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeley to Buffalo, 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 245 miles [394.3 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakeley) 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 Blakeley, 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 Blakeley 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 Blakeley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7356, Longitude: -78.5953 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.561 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.797 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.886 degrees. |
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