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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 Jaquins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jaquins 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 Jaquins:
- 42.016722, -79.608939
- 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 Jaquins
- 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 Jaquins is near Erie County and also Warren 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Jaquins
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jaquins ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cutting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- French Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Marvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Panama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranges Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ranges Corners is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranges Corners
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
How Far From Jaquins 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 Jaquins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jaquins and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jaquins to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Jaquins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jaquins 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 Jaquins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0167, Longitude: -79.6089 In this case, the coordinates for Jaquins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.466 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.652 degrees. |
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