Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laona:
  • 42.421724, -79.305599
  • 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 Laona

• 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 Laona is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Laona

Communities Also Named Laona ...

We found one communities that are also named Laona.

Within New York, the name Laona is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Laona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Forest County
    • This Laona is located in Forest County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laona that is located in Chautauqua County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Laona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laona ...

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.

• Center Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corners
• Cook Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
• Dean
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Forestville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <2>
• Green Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Hamlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Kabob
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
• Moons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Reed Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Silver Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
• Vineyard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

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

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

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laona 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'