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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 Indian Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Falls 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 Indian Falls:
- 43.027710, -78.397349
- 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 Indian Falls
- 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Since Indian Falls is near Erie County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Indian Falls
Communities Also Named Indian Falls ...
We found two communities that are also named Indian Falls.
Within New York, the name Indian Falls is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Indian Falls is located in Plumas County and lies 2,185 miles [3,516.4 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Falls that is located in Genesee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Indian Falls.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Indian Falls is located in Cecil County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Indian Falls that is located in Genesee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Indian Falls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Falls ...
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.
- Alabama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brick House Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Bushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Five Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Swifts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
- Wheatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatville Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
How Far From Indian Falls 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 Indian Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Falls and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Falls to Batavia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 235 miles [378.2 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 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Indian Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Indian Falls 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 Indian Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0277, Longitude: -78.3973 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.411 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.67 degrees. |
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