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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 Waterboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterboro 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 Waterboro:
- 42.172004, -79.069764
- 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 Waterboro
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Waterboro is near Cattaraugus County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Waterboro
Communities Also Named Waterboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterboro.
Within New York, the name Waterboro is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Waterboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- York County
- This Waterboro is located in York County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Waterboro that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Waterboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterboro ...
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.
- Clark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Conewango
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Falconer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poland Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
How Far From Waterboro 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 Waterboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterboro and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waterboro to Mayville, with an average speed<3> 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 272 miles [437.7 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 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waterboro) 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 Waterboro 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 Waterboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1720, Longitude: -79.0698 In this case, the coordinates for Waterboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.338 degrees. |
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