Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lackawanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lackawanna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lackawanna
- 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 Lackawanna:
- 42.825846, -78.824019
- 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 Lackawanna
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Lackawanna is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lackawanna ...
We found two communities that share the name Lackawanna.
Within New York, the name Lackawanna is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Lackawanna is located in Duval County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lackawanna that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Lackawanna.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Lackawanna [Lackawanna County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lackawanna ...
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.
- Armor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Big Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Blossom is located in Erie County
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
- Clover Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Duells Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gardenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Orchard Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
- Soldiers Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Spring Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Spring Brook is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Brook <4>
- Spring Brook Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Brook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Station
- Spring Brook Station is located in Erie County
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville
How Far From Lackawanna 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 city such as Lackawanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lackawanna and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lackawanna to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lackawanna: www.ci.lackawanna.ny.us/
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
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 '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- Lackawanna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lackawanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8258, Longitude: -78.8240 |
| <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 Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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 308.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.958 degrees. |