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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 Parcells Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parcells Corners 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 Parcells Corners:
- 42.457946, -79.096339
- 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 Parcells Corners
- 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 Parcells Corners is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Parcells Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parcells Corners ...
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.
- Bagdad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Balltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balltown is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Center Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corners
- Cook Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Cottage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skunks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
- Sunset Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay
How Far From Parcells Corners 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 community such as Parcells Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parcells Corners and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parcells Corners to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 271 miles [436.1 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parcells Corners) 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 Parcells Corners 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 Parcells Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4579, Longitude: -79.0963 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.898 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.236 degrees. |
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