Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Gates:
  • 43.176451, -77.701394
  • 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 North Gates

• 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 North Gates 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 North Gates

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Gates ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Chili Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chili Center is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Center
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Elmgrove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
• Gates Center
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gates Center is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Center
• Greece
  (2 miles [3.2 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>
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mount Read
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read

How Far From North Gates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Gates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Gates 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 297 miles [478 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 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>'