Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wurlitzer Park Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wurlitzer Park Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wurlitzer Park Village

• 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 Wurlitzer Park Village:
  • 43.060612, -78.852814
  • 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 Wurlitzer Park Village

• 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 Niagara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Since Wurlitzer Park Village is near Erie County and also Genesee 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 Genesee 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 Wurlitzer Park Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wurlitzer Park Village ...

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.

• Colonial Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Ferry Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
• Green Acres Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
• Love Canal ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Love Canal is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
• Martinsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Sandy Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Sour Spring Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
• Woodstream Farms
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms

How Far From Wurlitzer Park Village 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 Wurlitzer Park Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wurlitzer Park Village and extending to:

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wurlitzer Park Village to Lockport, with an average speed<2> 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 259 miles [416.8 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 302 miles [486 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'