Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Portland:
  • 42.352280, -79.521436
  • 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 West Portland

• 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 West Portland is near Erie County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for West Portland

Communities Also Named West Portland ...

We found one communities that are also named West Portland.

Within New York, the name West Portland is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Portland in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Multnomah County
    • This West Portland is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Portland that is located in Chautauqua County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of West Portland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Portland ...

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.

• Cottage Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
• Dean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dean is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Hartfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
• Mayville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <2>
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Point Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Vineyard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Vineyard is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From West Portland 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 West Portland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Portland and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Portland to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 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 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'