Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oriental Park:
  • 42.155613, -79.384770
  • 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 Oriental Park

• 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 Oriental Park is near Warren County and also Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus 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 Oriental Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oriental Park ...

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.

• Driftwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Elm Tree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
• Long View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Long View is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Magnolia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Maple Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
• Maple Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Springs <1>
• Quigley Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Willow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Oriental Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oriental Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oriental Park and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oriental Park 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 288 miles [463.5 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 256 miles [412 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 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'