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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 Driftwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driftwood 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 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
- 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
- Jefferson County
- This Driftwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Driftwood.
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Driftwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Driftwood.
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Driftwood [Broward County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Driftwood is located in Cook County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Driftwood.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Driftwood [Rawlins County].
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Driftwood.
- Oklahoma
- Alfalfa County
- This Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alfalfa County community of Driftwood.
- Ontario
- This Driftwood lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Driftwood is located in Cameron County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Driftwood.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Driftwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Driftwood.
- Texas
- Hays County
- This Driftwood is located in Hays County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Driftwood that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Driftwood.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Driftwood [Pocahontas County].
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)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Chautauqua County
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
How Far From Driftwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.069 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.276 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.479 degrees. |
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