Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elton
- 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 Elton:
- 42.449805, -78.428629
- 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 Elton
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Elton is near Wyoming County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Elton ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Elton.
Within New York, the name Elton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Elton ...
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.
- Arcade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Arcade is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
- Bird
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Farmersville Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Station
- Farmersville Station is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville Station <4>
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Hardy Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Corners
- Hardy Corners is located in Allegany County
- Lime Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Yorkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
How Far From Elton 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 Elton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elton and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elton to Little Valley, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 237 miles [381.4 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 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 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 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,401 miles [7,082.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Elton 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. |
| <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 Elton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4498, Longitude: -78.4286 In this case, the coordinates for Elton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Elton 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 308.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.66 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.924 degrees. |