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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wanakah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wanakah and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wanakah:
- 42.746138, -78.903026
- 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 Wanakah
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Wanakah is near Genesee County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wanakah
Communities Also Named Wanakah ...
We found one communities that are also named Wanakah.
Within New York, the name Wanakah is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Wanakah in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Wanakah is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wanakah that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Wanakah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wanakah ...
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.
- Armor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Clover Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highland-on-the-Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Wanakah 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 Wanakah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wanakah and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wanakah to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 260 miles [418.4 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wanakah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wanakah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wanakah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7461, Longitude: -78.9030 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.016 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.028 degrees. |
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