Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Beach:
  • 43.245340, -77.582223
  • 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 Rock Beach

• 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 Rock Beach is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario 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 Rock Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Beach ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Crescent Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Forest Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• German Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • German Village is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
• Glen Edith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
• Glen Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Island Cottage Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Cottage Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cottage Beach
• Mount Read
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
• Oklahoma Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
• Sea Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Summerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

How Far From Rock Beach 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 Rock Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rock Beach and extending to:

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Beach to Albany, with an average speed<2>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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'