Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Howes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Howes
- 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 Howes:
- 42.598673, -78.235290
- 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 Howes
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Howes is near Allegany County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 Howes ...
We found four communities that share the name Howes.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Howes.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howes ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Wyoming County
- Hardys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Java Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java Center
- Java Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java Center <4>
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Wyoming County
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <4>
- Rock Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
- Wing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Howes 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 Howes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howes and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howes to Warsaw, 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 227 miles [365.3 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,789 miles [9,316.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Howes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5987, Longitude: -78.2353 In this case, the coordinates for Howes 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 Howes 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 Howes 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 308.346 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.532 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.771 degrees. |