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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 Markhams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Markhams 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 Markhams:
- 42.398950, -79.003371
- 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 Markhams
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Markhams is near Chautauqua County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Markhams
Curious and Interesting Names Near Markhams ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Balltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Skunks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
How Far From Markhams 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 Markhams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Markhams and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Markhams to Little Valley, 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 267 miles [429.7 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 262 miles [421.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Markhams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Markhams 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 Markhams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3989, Longitude: -79.0034 In this case, the coordinates for Markhams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.844 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.216 degrees. |
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