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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 The Narrows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Narrows and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Narrows:
    • 42.336453, -78.486966
    • 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 The Narrows
  • 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 The Narrows is near Allegany County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 The Narrows

Communities Also Named The Narrows ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named The Narrows.

Within New York, the name The Narrows is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Narrows [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll 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 Arkansas community of The Narrows [Carroll County].
    • Colorado
      • Morgan 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 Colorado community of The Narrows [Morgan County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This The Narrows is located in Sussex County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<3> to the southeast of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Narrows.
    • Florida
      • Brevard 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 Florida community of The Narrows [Brevard County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan 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 Indiana community of The Narrows [Sullivan County].
    • Kansas
      • Osage 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 The Narrows [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This The Narrows is located in Ohio County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of The Narrows.
    • Manitoba
      • This The Narrows lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This The Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of The Narrows.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of The Narrows.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender 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 North Carolina community of The Narrows [Pender County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This The Narrows lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
    • Ontario
      • This The Narrows lies 192 miles [309 km]<3> to the northeast of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of The Narrows [Harney County].
      • Linn County
      • This The Narrows is located in Linn County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of The Narrows.
    • Virginia
      • Giles County
      • This The Narrows is located in Giles County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<3> to the south southwest of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of The Narrows.
      • Roanoke County
      • This The Narrows is located in Roanoke County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the south southwest of the The Narrows that is located in Cattaraugus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of The Narrows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Narrows ...

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.

  • Bird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Elton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Farmersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Hardy Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hardy Corners is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Corners
  • Lime Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lime Lake is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Lake
  • Plato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plato is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Riceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Sugartown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartown is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown

How Far From The Narrows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Narrows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Narrows to Little Valley, with an average speed<5> 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 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 The Narrows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 The Narrows 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>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 from Point A (ie- The Narrows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Narrows 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 The Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3365, Longitude: -78.4870       In this case, the coordinates for The Narrows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.694 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees.