Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gates Center:
  • 43.153395, -77.690837
  • 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 Gates Center

• 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 Gates Center is near Genesee County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Gates Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates Center ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Chili Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chili Center is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Center
• Coldwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Elmgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
• Glen Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Greece
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greece is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greece <1>
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrietta is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <1>
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mile-of-Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mile-of-Woods is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile-of-Woods
• Mount Read
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
• Severance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Severance is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
• Twelve Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners

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

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

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gates Center to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 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 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'