Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Kendall:
  • 43.335892, -78.075851
  • 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 West Kendall

• 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 West Kendall is near Monroe County and also Genesee 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 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 West Kendall

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Kendall ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Five Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Harper Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harper Park is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
• Jones Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
• Kent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kent is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
• Murray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Murray is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Point Breeze
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Redman Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
• Rock Ledge Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
• Toms Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
• Troutburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg

How Far From West Kendall 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 West Kendall to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Kendall 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 311 miles [500.5 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 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,353 miles [7,005.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'