Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Driftwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driftwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Driftwood
- 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 Driftwood:
- 42.123946, -79.329215
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Driftwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Driftwood is near Warren County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Driftwood ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Driftwood.
Within New York, the name Driftwood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Driftwood lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Driftwood ...
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.
- Boomertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Falconer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
- Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
- Gerry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
- Gerry is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerry <4>
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
- Long View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Maple Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <4>
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- Oriental Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Quigley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Towerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
- Willow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental Park
How Far From Driftwood 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 Driftwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Driftwood and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Driftwood to Mayville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 286 miles [460.3 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Driftwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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- Driftwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Driftwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1239, Longitude: -79.3292 In this case, the coordinates for Driftwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Driftwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Driftwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.276 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.479 degrees. |