Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Versailles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Versailles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Versailles
- 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 Versailles:
- 42.518950, -78.995869
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Versailles
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Versailles is near Erie County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Versailles ...
We found ten communities that share the name Versailles.
Within New York, the name Versailles is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Versailles is located in New London County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Versailles.
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Versailles is located in Brown County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Versailles.
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Versailles is located in Ripley County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Versailles.
- Kentucky
- Woodford County
- This Versailles is located in Woodford County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Versailles.
- Louisiana
- Saint Bernard Parish
- This Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Versailles.
- Missouri
- Morgan County
- This Versailles is located in Morgan County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Versailles.
- Ohio
- Darke County
- This Versailles is located in Darke County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Versailles.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Versailles is located in Allegheny County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Versailles.
- Quebec
- This Versailles lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Versailles is located in Rutherford County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Versailles that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Versailles.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Versailles ...
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.
- Bagdad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cottage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Derby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <4>
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
- Evans Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Center
- Evans Center is located in Erie County
- Forestville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
- Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
- Jerusalem Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Corners
- Jerusalem Corners is located in Erie County
- New Oregon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oregon
- New Oregon is located in Erie County
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
- Skunks Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skunks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
- Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
- Sunset Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Bay
- Sunset Bay is located in Chautauqua County
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Versailles 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 Versailles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Versailles and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Versailles to Little Valley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 266 miles [428.1 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 270 miles [434.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,823 miles [9,371.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Versailles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Versailles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Versailles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5189, Longitude: -78.9959 In this case, the coordinates for Versailles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Versailles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.83 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.067 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees. |