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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 Niobe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niobe 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 Niobe:
- 42.012540, -79.449881
- 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 Niobe
- 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 Niobe 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 Niobe
Communities Also Named Niobe ...
We found one communities that are also named Niobe.
Within New York, the name Niobe is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Niobe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Ward County
- This Niobe is located in Ward County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Niobe that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Niobe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niobe ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boomertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Chapel is located in Warren County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
- Long View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Lottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Panama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quigley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Niobe 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 Niobe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Niobe and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Niobe to Mayville, 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 five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 293 miles [471.5 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niobe) 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 Niobe 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 Niobe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0125, Longitude: -79.4499 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.153 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.579 degrees. |
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