Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 German Village:
  • 43.223951, -77.541944
  • 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 German Village

• 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 German Village 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 German Village

Communities Also Named German Village ...

We found one communities that are also named German Village.

Within New York, the name German Village is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named German Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Glynn County
    • This German Village is located in Glynn County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the German Village that is located in Monroe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of German Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near German Village ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Forest Lawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• Glen Edith
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
• Glen Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Oklahoma Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
• Rock Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Beach
• Sea Breeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Summerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in German Village 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 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from German Village to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'