Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Beach Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beach Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beach Ridge

• 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 Beach Ridge:
  • 43.084779, -78.823091
  • 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 Beach Ridge

• 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 Beach Ridge 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 Beach Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach Ridge ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Green Acres Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
• Hickory Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <1>
• Love Canal ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Love Canal is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
• Martinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Raymond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Sour Spring Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
• Streeters Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
• 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 Beach Ridge 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 Beach Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beach Ridge and extending to:

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Beach Ridge 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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'