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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heritage Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heritage Estates:
- 43.254444, -78.182222
- 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 Heritage Estates
- 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Since Heritage Estates is near Monroe County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Heritage Estates
Communities Also Named Heritage Estates ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Heritage Estates.
Within New York, the name Heritage Estates is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Morgan County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Heritage Estates.
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Baxter County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Heritage Estates.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Heritage Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Will County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Heritage Estates.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Harford County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Heritage Estates.
- Washington County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Washington County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the south of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Heritage Estates.
- Minnesota
- Dodge County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Heritage Estates.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Hinds County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Heritage Estates.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Heritage Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Heritage Estates.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Heritage Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the west of the Heritage Estates that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Heritage Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage Estates ...
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.
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Eagle Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Eagle Harbor Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
- Five Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Jones Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Beach is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kuckville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Point Breeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Rock Ledge Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
- Toms Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
How Far From Heritage Estates 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 Heritage Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Estates and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Estates to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heritage Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2544, Longitude: -78.1822 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.472 degrees. |
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