Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prendergast Point:
  • 42.192280, -79.448381
  • 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 Prendergast Point

• 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 Prendergast Point 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 Prendergast Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prendergast Point ...

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.

• Cottage Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
• Elm Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
• Hartfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
• Long View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long View is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Maple Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • 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>
• Mayville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <1>
• Oriental Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Point Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Quigley Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
• Willow Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Prendergast Point 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 Prendergast Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Prendergast Point to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'