Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forsyth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forsyth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forsyth
- 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 Forsyth:
- 42.292169, -79.653561
- 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 Forsyth
- 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 Forsyth is near Erie County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Forsyth ...
We found eight communities that share the name Forsyth.
Within New York, the name Forsyth is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Emmet County
- This Forsyth is located in Emmet County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west of the Forsyth that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Forsyth.
- Palo Alto 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 Iowa community of Forsyth [Palo Alto County].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forsyth ...
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.
- Cottage Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
- Green Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
- Hartfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
- Orchard Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County (PA)
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
- Summerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
How Far From Forsyth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forsyth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forsyth and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Forsyth to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forsyth. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forsyth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forsyth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2922, Longitude: -79.6536 |
| <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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 309.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.519 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.566 degrees. |