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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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Driftwood
Communities Also Named Driftwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Driftwood.
Within New York, the name Driftwood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located 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)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Falconer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Maple Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oriental Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Quigley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Towerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Willow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Driftwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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 Driftwood 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.479 degrees. |
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