Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pre-emption, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pre-emption and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pre-emption

• 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 Pre-emption:
  • 42.877844, -77.016357
  • 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 Pre-emption

• 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
  • Since Pre-emption is near Seneca County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 Pre-emption

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pre-emption ...

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.

• Border City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Border City is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flint is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Geneva
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall <1>
• Melvin Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
• Oaks Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oaks Corners is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corners
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks Corners <1>
• Orleans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orleans is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Pastime Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pastime Park is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastime Park
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Stanley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Pre-emption 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 community such as Pre-emption to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pre-emption to Canandaigua, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'