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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 Weyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weyer 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 Weyer:
- 42.728392, -78.915869
- 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 Weyer
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Weyer is near Genesee County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Weyer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weyer ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Big Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Clover Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highland-on-the-Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Corners
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Weyer 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 Weyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weyer and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Weyer to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> 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 261 miles [420 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 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 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Weyer 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 Weyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7284, Longitude: -78.9159 In this case, the coordinates for Weyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.041 degrees. |
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