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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 Reed Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reed 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 Reed Corners:
- 42.451169, -79.306710
- 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 Reed 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 Reed 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 Reed Corners
Communities Also Named Reed Corners ...
We found two communities that are also named Reed Corners.
There are two communities within New York that are also named Reed Corners.
Beyond New York.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Livingston County
- This Reed Corners is located in Livingston County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the east of the Reed Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Reed Corners.
- Ontario County
- This Reed Corners is located in Ontario County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reed Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Reed Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reed 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.
- Center Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Corners
- Cook Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Corners is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Dean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dean is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hamlet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Kabob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
- Moons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Reed 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 Reed Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reed Corners and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reed Corners to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 282 miles [453.8 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 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 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reed Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reed 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 Reed Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4512, Longitude: -79.3067 In this case, the coordinates for Reed Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.339 degrees. |
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