Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Honeoye Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Honeoye Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Honeoye Falls
- 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 Honeoye Falls:
- 42.952843, -77.590940
- 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 Honeoye Falls
- 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 Honeoye Falls is near Ontario County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Honeoye Falls ...
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.
- Bush Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Corner
- Bush Corner is located in Ontario County
- Cedar Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
- Cedar Swamp is located in Monroe County
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Fishers is located in Ontario County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <2>
- Ford Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Frost Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Hollow
- Frost Hollow is located in Ontario County
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <2>
- Idaho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Manns Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Meadow Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Meadow Wood is located in Monroe County
- Mile-of-Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile-of-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile-of-Woods
- Mile-of-Woods is located in Monroe County
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <2>
How Far From Honeoye Falls 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 village such as Honeoye Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Honeoye Falls and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Honeoye Falls to Rochester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Honeoye Falls. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Honeoye Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honeoye Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9528, Longitude: -77.5909 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Honeoye Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.91 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.097 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.316 degrees. |