Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ennerdale:
  • 42.875898, -77.179421
  • 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 Ennerdale

• 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
  • Since Ennerdale is near Yates County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Ennerdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ennerdale ...

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.

• Cottage City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage City is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
• Crystal Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
• Flint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flint is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Greens Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Landing is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Littleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Mead Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mead Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Corner
• Melvin Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
• Orleans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orleans is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Reed Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Roseland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roseland Park is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
• Shortsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shortsville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shortsville <1>
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>

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

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

• Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the West.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ennerdale to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 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>'