The closest major airports are in Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada and Salt Lake City (SLC), Utah, each approximately 270 miles from the park. There are smaller airports in Cedar City (CDC), Utah (80 miles) and St. George (SGU), Utah (125 miles).
Chautauqua Movement History. âChautauquaâ is an Iroquois word with a few meaningsâ âa bag tied in the middleâ or âtwo moccasins tied together,â and describes the shape of Chautauqua Lake, located in southwest New York.
The geographic distribution of townships and municipalities is depicted in the following map. Chautauqua County's population of 139,750 ranks 23rd among New York's 62 counties, and constitutes 0.74% of the state's population (POPULATION OF NEW YORK COUNTIES). The population is distributed among 49 locations, consisting of cities, towns, places, and town remainders.