Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Macedon:
  • 43.082285, -77.304430
  • 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 Macedon

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since North Macedon is near Ontario County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Macedon

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Macedon ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Fairport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fishers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishers is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <1>
• Fruitland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fruitland is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Littleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Owls Nest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Owls Nest is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Roseland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseland is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Shortsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shortsville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shortsville <1>
• Union Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <1>
• Yellow Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills

How Far From North Macedon 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 Macedon 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 Macedon and extending to:

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from North Macedon to Lyons, with an average speed<3> 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 181 miles [291.3 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'