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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 Parma Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parma Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Parma Corners:
    • 43.218425, -77.792468
    • 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 Parma Corners
  • 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 Parma Corners ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Chili Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chili Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Center
    • Chili Center is located in Monroe County
  • Churchville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Monroe County
  • Crescent Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
    • Crescent Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Elmgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
    • Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
  • Gates Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Center
    • Gates Center is located in Monroe County
  • Greece
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island Cottage Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Cottage Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cottage Beach
    • Island Cottage Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Lighthouse Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lighthouse Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Beach
    • Lighthouse Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Lincoln Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
  • Maplewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
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    • Mount Read
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Read have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
      • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
    • Redman Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Summerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville is located in Monroe County
    • Sweden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Town Pump
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Pump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pump
      • Town Pump is located in Monroe County

How Far From Parma Corners 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 Parma Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Parma Corners and extending to:

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Parma Corners to Rochester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 207 miles [333.1 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parma Corners. 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- Parma Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parma Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2184, Longitude: -77.7925    
<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 Parma Corners 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 308.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.254 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.30 degrees.




 

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