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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 Cook Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cook Corners 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 Cook Corners:
- 42.477280, -79.257820
- 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 Cook 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 Cook Corners is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Cook Corners
Communities Also Named Cook Corners ...
We found two communities that are also named Cook Corners.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Cook Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Montgomery County
- This Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cook Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cook Corners.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Cook Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cook Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Cook Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cook 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Center Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corners
- Cottage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Reed Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skunks Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
- Sunset Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Cook Corners 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 Cook Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cook Corners and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cook Corners to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 279 miles [449 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 273 miles [439.4 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 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cook Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cook Corners 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 Cook Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4773, Longitude: -79.2578 In this case, the coordinates for Cook Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.305 degrees. |
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