Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Water Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Water Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Water Valley
- 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 Water Valley:
- 42.705410, -78.849776
- 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 Water Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Water Valley is near Genesee County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Water Valley ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Water Valley.
Within New York, the name Water Valley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Water Valley is located in Choctaw County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Water Valley.
- Alberta
- This Water Valley lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Water Valley is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the west of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Water Valley.
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Water Valley [Gordon County].
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Water Valley is located in Union County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Water Valley.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Water Valley [Lake County].
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Water Valley is located in Graves County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Water Valley.
- Mississippi
- Yalobusha County
- This Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Water Valley.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Water Valley.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Water Valley.
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Water Valley [Dickson County].
- Humphreys County
- This Water Valley is located in Humphreys County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Water Valley.
- Maury County
- This Water Valley is located in Maury County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Water Valley.
- Texas
- Tom Green County
- This Water Valley is located in Tom Green County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tom Green County community of Water Valley.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Water Valley ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Big Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Clover Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Creekside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Duells Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <5>
- Eden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <5>
How Far From Water Valley 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 Water Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Water Valley and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Water Valley to Buffalo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 258 miles [415.2 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 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<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Water Valley. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Water Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Water Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7054, Longitude: -78.8498 In this case, the coordinates for Water Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Water Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Water Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Water Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.724 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.976 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.019 degrees. |