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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 Rock Ledge Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Ledge Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ledge Beach:
- 43.369502, -78.220855
- 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 Ledge 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Since Rock Ledge Beach is near Monroe County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Ledge Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Ledge 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.
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Eagle Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Jones Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Beach is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kuckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kuckville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
- Point Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Sunset Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Toms Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
How Far From Rock Ledge Beach 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 Rock Ledge Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rock Ledge Beach and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Ledge Beach to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Ledge Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rock Ledge Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Ledge Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3695, Longitude: -78.2209 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Ledge Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.269 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.442 degrees. |
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