Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shermans Bay:
  • 42.098946, -79.348104
  • 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 Shermans Bay

• 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 Shermans Bay is near Warren County and also Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus 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 Shermans Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shermans Bay ...

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.

• Boomertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
• Driftwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Jamestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Long View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Long View is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Longview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Maple Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
• Oriental Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
• Quigley Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Shermans Bay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shermans Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shermans Bay to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 287 miles [461.9 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 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>'