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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wales Hollow:
    • 42.742560, -78.488355
    • 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 Wales Hollow
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wales Hollow ...

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.

  • Dutch Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
    • Dutch Hollow is located in Wyoming County
  • Dutchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
  • Griffins Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
  • Harris Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Holland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Java Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Java Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Persons Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Corners
    • Persons Corners is located in Wyoming County
  • Plants Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plants Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants Corner
    • Plants Corner is located in Wyoming County
  • Porterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Porterville is located in Erie County
  • Protection
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Protection is located in Erie County

How Far From Wales Hollow 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 Wales Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wales Hollow and extending to:

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wales Hollow to Buffalo, with an average speed<4> 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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wales Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Wales Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wales Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7426, Longitude: -78.4884       In this case, the coordinates for Wales Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Wales Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.493 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.721 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.832 degrees.




 

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