Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Watts Flats

• 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 Watts Flats:
  • 42.037279, -79.411994
  • 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 Watts Flats

• 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 Watts Flats is near Warren County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Watts Flats

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watts Flats ...

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.

• Bear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Lake is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <1>
• Boomertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boomertown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomertown
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Driftwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Forest Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Chapel is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
• Long View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long View is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
• Longview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Lottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
• Maple Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Point is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
• Panama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
• Quigley Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
• Sugar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
• Sunnyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Watts Flats 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 Watts Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watts Flats and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Watts Flats to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 291 miles [468.3 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 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 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'