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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 Depew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Depew 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 Depew:
    • 42.903858, -78.696908
    • 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 Depew
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Since Depew is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Depew

Communities Also Named Depew ...

We found six communities that are also named Depew.

Within New York, the name Depew is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Palo Alto County
      • This Depew is located in Palo Alto County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west of the Depew that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palo Alto County community of Depew.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Depew [Macomb County].
    • Missouri
      • Douglas County
      • This Depew is located in Douglas County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Depew that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Depew.
    • Ohio
      • Shelby County
      • This Depew is located in Shelby County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Depew that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Depew.
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Depew is located in Creek County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Depew that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Depew.
    • Ontario
      • This Depew lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Depew that is located in Erie County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Depew ...

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.

How Far From Depew 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 village such as Depew to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Depew and extending to:

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Depew to Buffalo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,395 miles [7,073.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Depew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Depew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Depew 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 Depew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9039, Longitude: -78.6969    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.88 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.865 degrees.