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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 Wooglin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooglin 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 Wooglin:
- 42.252661, -79.465324
- 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 Wooglin
- 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 Wooglin is near Erie County and also Warren 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 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 Wooglin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooglin ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Dean
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Elm Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
- Hartfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Maple Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasantville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Summerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Wooglin 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 Wooglin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wooglin and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the West.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wooglin 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 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wooglin) 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 Wooglin 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 Wooglin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2527, Longitude: -79.4653 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.146 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.492 degrees. |
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