Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Lockport:
  • 43.150057, -78.696699
  • 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 South Lockport

• 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 South Lockport is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 South Lockport

Communities Also Named South Lockport ...

We found one communities that are also named South Lockport.

Within New York, the name South Lockport is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named South Lockport in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Will County
    • This South Lockport is located in Will County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west of the South Lockport that is located in Niagara County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of South Lockport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lockport ...

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.

• Gasport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gasport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasport <2>
• Gilberts Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gilberts Corner is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
• Hartland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Hickory Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Lockport
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • 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 <2>
• Rapids
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
• Raymond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Shooktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shooktown is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooktown
• Streeters Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
• Terrys Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Terrys Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corners

How Far From South Lockport 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 South Lockport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Lockport and extending to:

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Lockport 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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 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 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'