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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 Niets Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niets Crest 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 Niets Crest:
- 42.118113, -79.389215
- 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 Niets Crest
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Niets Crest is near Warren County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Niets Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niets Crest ...
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.
- Boomertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Driftwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Elm Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
- Long View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Maple Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oriental Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Panama
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quigley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Willow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Niets Crest 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 Niets Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Niets Crest and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niets Crest to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 289 miles [465.1 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 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 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niets Crest) 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 Niets Crest 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 Niets Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1181, Longitude: -79.3892 In this case, the coordinates for Niets Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.509 degrees. |
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