Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Penfield:
  • 43.129508, -77.412214
  • 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 East Penfield

• 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 East Penfield is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 East Penfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Penfield ...

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.

• Egypt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fairport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <1>
• Fishers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fishers is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <1>
• Fruitland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Glen Edith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
• Glen Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roseland is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Twelve Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Union Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <1>

How Far From East Penfield 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 East Penfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from East Penfield to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'