Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center Corners:
  • 42.531111, -79.239167
  • 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 Center Corners

• 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 Center Corners is near Erie County and also Cattaraugus 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 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 Center Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Corners ...

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.

• Balltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Balltown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Cook Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
• Cottage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Evans Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Center is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Center
• Forestville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <1>
• Hamlet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Reed Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Silver Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <1>
• Sunset Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay

How Far From Center Corners 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 community such as Center Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Corners to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,432 miles [7,132.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'