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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 Canandaigua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua:
- 41.798672, -84.236709
- 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 Canandaigua
- 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 Lenawee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
- Since Canandaigua is near Fulton County and also Hillsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsdale 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 Canandaigua
Communities Also Named Canandaigua ...
We found one communities that are also named Canandaigua.
Within Michigan, the name Canandaigua is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Canandaigua in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ontario County
- This Canandaigua is located in Ontario County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canandaigua that is located in Lenawee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Canandaigua.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canandaigua ...
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.
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Locust Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rome Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rome Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Center
- Sand Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
How Far From Canandaigua to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Canandaigua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canandaigua and extending to:
- Adrian, which is the Seat of Lenawee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canandaigua to Adrian, 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canandaigua) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7987, Longitude: -84.2367 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.933 degrees. |
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