Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Knowlesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knowlesville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knowlesville

• 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 Knowlesville:
  • 43.242003, -78.310579
  • 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 Knowlesville

• 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Since Knowlesville is near Niagara County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Knowlesville

Communities Also Named Knowlesville ...

We found one communities that are also named Knowlesville.

Within New York, the name Knowlesville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Knowlesville in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Knowlesville lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Knowlesville that is located in Orleans County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knowlesville ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
• Childs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• County Line
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Eagle Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
• Eagle Harbor Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
• Five Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Kent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Kuckville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
• Point Breeze
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Rock Ledge Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
• Sunset Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Toms Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
• Wheatville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville

How Far From Knowlesville 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 Knowlesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knowlesville and extending to:

• Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knowlesville to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'