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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 Bartlett Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bartlett Corners 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 Bartlett Corners:
- 43.310338, -77.794454
- 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 Bartlett Corners
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Bartlett Corners is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Bartlett Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartlett Corners ...
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.
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Crescent Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Elmgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
- Greece
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harper Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harper Park is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
- Island Cottage Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island Cottage Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cottage Beach
- Lighthouse Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lighthouse Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Beach
- Mount Read
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Read is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
- Redman Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Sandy Harbour Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Harbour Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Harbour Beach
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Troutburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Troutburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg
How Far From Bartlett Corners to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bartlett Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bartlett Corners and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bartlett Corners to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,342 miles [6,987.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 from Point A (ie- Bartlett Corners) 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 Bartlett Corners 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 Bartlett Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3103, Longitude: -77.7945 In this case, the coordinates for Bartlett Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.261 degrees. |
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