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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 Cattaraugus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus:
- 42.330024, -78.867312
- 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 Cattaraugus
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Cattaraugus is near Erie County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Cattaraugus
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cattaraugus ...
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.
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Conewango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Elkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock City
- Little Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plato is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rays Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Skunks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
How Far From Cattaraugus 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 village such as Cattaraugus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cattaraugus and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cattaraugus 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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 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 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,424 miles [7,119.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cattaraugus) 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 Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3300, Longitude: -78.8673 In this case, the coordinates for Cattaraugus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.179 degrees. |
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