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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 New Albion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Albion 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 New Albion:
- 42.289506, -78.889480
- 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 New Albion
- 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 New Albion 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 New Albion
Communities Also Named New Albion ...
We found one communities that are also named New Albion.
Within New York, the name New Albion is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named New Albion in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This New Albion is located in Butler County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west of the New Albion that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of New Albion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Albion ...
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.
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Conewango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Elkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maples is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Skunks Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
How Far From New Albion 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 community such as New Albion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Albion and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from New Albion to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 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 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Albion) 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 New Albion 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 New Albion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2895, Longitude: -78.8895 In this case, the coordinates for New Albion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.206 degrees. |
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