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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 Lawtons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawtons 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 Lawtons:
- 42.538116, -78.930868
- 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 Lawtons
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Lawtons is near Cattaraugus County and also Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua 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 Lawtons
Communities Also Named Lawtons ...
We found one communities that are also named Lawtons.
Within New York, the name Lawtons is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Lawtons in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Rhode Island
- Newport County
- This Lawtons is located in Newport County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lawtons that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Lawtons.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawtons ...
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.
- Bagdad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Evans Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Center
- Fowlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlerville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Highland-on-the-Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Corners
- Lake View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Oregon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oregon
- Sunset Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Lawtons 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 Lawtons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawtons and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lawtons to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 262 miles [421.6 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 15 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 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawtons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lawtons 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 Lawtons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5381, Longitude: -78.9309 In this case, the coordinates for Lawtons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.022 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.126 degrees. |
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