Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wautoma 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 Wautoma Beach:
  • 43.341449, -77.809177
  • 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 Wautoma 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 Wautoma Beach is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Wautoma Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wautoma 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Crescent Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Elmgrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
• Greece
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greece is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greece <1>
• Harper Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harper Park is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
• Island Cottage Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Cottage Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cottage Beach
• Lighthouse Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lighthouse Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Beach
• Mount Read
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Read is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Read
• Redman Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
• Sandy Harbour Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Harbour Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Harbour Beach
• Summerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Troutburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Troutburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg

How Far From Wautoma Beach 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 Wautoma 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 Wautoma Beach and extending to:

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wautoma Beach to Rochester, 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'