Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lewiston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewiston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lewiston
- 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 Lewiston:
- 43.171998, -79.039984
- 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 Lewiston
- 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 Niagara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Niagara County
- Since Lewiston is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lewiston ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Lewiston.
Within New York, the name Lewiston is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Lewiston is located in Columbia County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lewiston that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Lewiston.
- Wilkinson County
- This Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the south southwest of the Lewiston that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Lewiston.
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Lewiston [Cherokee County].
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lewiston [Doniphan County].
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lewiston [Nemaha County].
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Lewiston is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lewiston that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Lewiston.
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Lewiston is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the southwest of the Lewiston that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Lewiston.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Gage 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 Nebraska community of Lewiston [Gage County].
- Pawnee County
- This Lewiston is located in Pawnee County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lewiston that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Lewiston.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewiston ...
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.
- Butlersburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlersburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersburg
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
- Escarpment
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
- Escarpment is located in Niagara County
- Falls View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Greens Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Love Canal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
- Love Canal is located in Niagara County
- Model City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
- Model City is located in Niagara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <6>
- Niagara on the Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <6>
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Towers Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
- Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
- Tryonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Tryonville is located in Niagara County
- Varsity Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
- Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
How Far From Lewiston 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 village such as Lewiston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewiston and extending to:
- Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lewiston to Lockport, with an average speed<7> 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 269 miles [432.9 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 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewiston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/
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- Lewiston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1720, Longitude: -79.0400 In this case, the coordinates for Lewiston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lewiston 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewiston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Lewiston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.806 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.142 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.92 degrees. |