Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park Village
- 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 Park Village:
- 43.025057, -78.845036
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Park Village
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Niagara County
- Since Park Village is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Genesee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Park Village ...
We found seven communities that share the name Park Village.
Within New York, the name Park Village is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Park Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<1> to the west of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Park Village.
- Inyo County
- This Park Village is located in Inyo County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km] to the west of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Park Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Park Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Park Village.
- New Jersey
- Union County
- This Park Village is located in Union County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Park Village.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Park Village is located in York County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Park Village.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Park Village is located in Putnam County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Park Village that is located in Niagara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Park Village.
- Texas
- Bexar 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 Texas community of Park Village [Bexar County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Village ...
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.
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Ferry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Green Acres Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
- Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
- Love Canal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
- Love Canal is located in Niagara County
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Sandy Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
- Soldiers Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Sour Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
- Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
- Woodstream Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
- Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County
How Far From Park Village 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 Park Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Village and extending to:
- Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Park Village to Lockport, with an average speed<5> 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 258 miles [415.2 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Park Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0251, Longitude: -78.8450 In this case, the coordinates for Park Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Park Village 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Park Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.993 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.886 degrees. |