Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blasdell:
  • 42.797161, -78.823893
  • 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 Blasdell

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Blasdell is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Genesee County
  • eBird sighting report for Niagara 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blasdell ...

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.

• Armor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
  • Armor is located in Erie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Armor
  • From Blasdell to Armor
• Big Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
  • Big Tree is located in Erie County
• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo
  • From Blasdell to Buffalo
• Clover Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
  • Clover Bank is located in Erie County
• Duells Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
  • Duells Corner is located in Erie County
• Ebenezer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebenezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Ebenezer is located in Erie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ebenezer
  • From Blasdell to Ebenezer
• Forest Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Forest Glen is located in Erie County
• Gardenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville is located in Erie County
• Orchard Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <2>
• Water Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Water Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Erie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Water Valley
  • From Blasdell to Water Valley
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Erie County

How Far From Blasdell to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Blasdell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Blasdell and extending to:

• Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 256 miles [412 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Blasdell to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,405 miles [7,089.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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