Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harper Park Rochester:
  • 43.126111, -77.512222
  • 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 Harper Park Rochester

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harper Park Rochester ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fairport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• German Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • German Village is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
• Glen Edith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
• Glen Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Henrietta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrietta is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <1>
• Lincoln Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Oklahoma Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
• Roseland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseland is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Sea Breeze
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Twelve Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners

How Far From Harper Park Rochester 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 Harper Park Rochester to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harper Park Rochester 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 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 293 miles [471.5 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 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'