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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 Olcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olcott 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 Olcott:
- 43.337834, -78.714757
- 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 Olcott
- 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 Olcott is near Orleans County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Olcott
Communities Also Named Olcott ...
We found eight communities that are also named Olcott.
Within New York, the name Olcott is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Solano County
- This Olcott is located in Solano County and lies 2,254 miles [3,627.5 km]<1> to the west of the Olcott that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Olcott.
- Kansas
- Reno 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 Olcott [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Olcott is located in Bell County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Olcott that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Olcott.
- Ontario
- This Olcott lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Olcott that is located in Niagara County.
- Tennessee
- Grainger 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 Tennessee community of Olcott [Grainger County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Olcott is located in Harris County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Olcott that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Olcott.
- Vermont
- Windsor 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 Vermont community of Olcott [Windsor County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Olcott is located in Kanawha County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Olcott that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Olcott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olcott ...
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.
- County Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Gasport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ransomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shooktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shooktown is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooktown
- Streeters Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
- Sunset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Terrys Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terrys Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corners
How Far From Olcott 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 Olcott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olcott and extending to:
- Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Olcott to Lockport, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 254 miles [408.8 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,379 miles [7,047.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Olcott 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Olcott 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 Olcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3378, Longitude: -78.7148 In this case, the coordinates for Olcott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.694 degrees. |
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