Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Reynales Basin:
  • 43.206725, -78.546138
  • 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 Reynales Basin

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Since Reynales Basin is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Reynales Basin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynales Basin ...

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.

• Alabama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
• County Line
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • County Line is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Gasport
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gasport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasport <1>
• Gilberts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Hartland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Hickory Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Lockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <1>
• Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
• Raymond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Sand Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shooktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shooktown is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooktown
• Swifts Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
• Terrys Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Terrys Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corners

How Far From Reynales Basin 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 Reynales Basin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Reynales Basin to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'