Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Lawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Lawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Lawn
- 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 Forest Lawn:
- 43.248951, -77.503331
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Forest Lawn
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Forest Lawn is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Forest Lawn ...
We found four communities that share the name Forest Lawn.
Within New York, the name Forest Lawn is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Forest Lawn lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Lawn that is located in Monroe County.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Forest Lawn is located in Harford County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Lawn that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Forest Lawn.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Forest Lawn [Wayne County].
- Virginia
- Salem City
- This Forest Lawn is located in Salem City and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Lawn that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Forest Lawn.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Lawn ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - German Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Glen Edith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
- Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
- Glen Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Oklahoma Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
- Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
- Rock Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Beach
- Rock Beach is located in Monroe County
- Sea Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Monroe County
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <4>
How Far From Forest Lawn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forest Lawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Lawn and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Lawn to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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 northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Lawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Lawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2490, Longitude: -77.5033 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Lawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Forest Lawn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Forest Lawn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.05 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.148 degrees. |