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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 Cheektowasa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheektowasa 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 Cheektowasa:
- 42.891725, -78.774754
- 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 Cheektowasa
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Cheektowasa is near Erie County and also Niagara 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cheektowasa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheektowasa ...
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.
- Big Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blossom is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Gardenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Green Acres Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
- Harris Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Orchard Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Brook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodstream Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
How Far From Cheektowasa 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 Cheektowasa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cheektowasa and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cheektowasa to Batavia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 254 miles [408.8 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Cheektowasa) 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 Cheektowasa 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 Cheektowasa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8917, Longitude: -78.7748 In this case, the coordinates for Cheektowasa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.661 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.934 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.907 degrees. |
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