Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West 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 West Valley:
- 42.402841, -78.610025
- 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 West 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since West Valley is near Erie County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 West Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name West Valley.
Within New York, the name West Valley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- This West Valley is located in Polk County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Valley that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of West Valley.
- Minnesota
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of West Valley [Marshall County].
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This West Valley is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Valley that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of West Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This West Valley is located in Armstrong County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Valley that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of West Valley.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of West Valley [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This West Valley is located in Yakima County and lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Valley that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of West Valley.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Bird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lime Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Maples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Orlando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Plato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From West Valley 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 West Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Valley and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Valley to Little Valley, with an average speed<4> 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
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- West Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4028, Longitude: -78.6100 In this case, the coordinates for West Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 West 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 West Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.785 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.028 degrees. |