Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Niagara Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niagara Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Niagara Falls

• 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 Niagara Falls:
  • 43.095100, -79.037633
  • 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 Niagara Falls

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Since Niagara Falls is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Niagara Falls

Communities Also Named Niagara Falls ...

We found one communities that are also named Niagara Falls.

Within New York, the name Niagara Falls is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Niagara Falls in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Niagara Falls lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of the Niagara Falls that is located in Niagara County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Niagara Falls ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Escarpment
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
• Falls View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
• Greens Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greens Corners
  • From Niagara Falls to Greens Corners
• Love Canal ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Love Canal is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
• Orchard Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orchard Park
  • From Niagara Falls to Orchard Park
• Royal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Sandy Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Varsity Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village

How Far From Niagara Falls 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 city such as Niagara Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Niagara Falls to Lockport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 268 miles [431.3 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'