|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Sweden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Sweden 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 West Sweden:
- 43.149227, -77.987236
- 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 Sweden
- 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 West Sweden is near Genesee County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Sweden
Communities Also Named West Sweden ...
We found two communities that are also named West Sweden.
Within New York, the name West Sweden is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- McCulloch County
- This West Sweden is located in McCulloch County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Sweden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCulloch County community of West Sweden.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This West Sweden is located in Polk County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Sweden that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of West Sweden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Sweden ...
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.
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hidden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hidden Meadows is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Honest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Honest Hill is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honest Hill
- Pumpkin Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
- Redman Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
- Stone Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Sweden Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
- Town Pump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town Pump is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pump
How Far From West Sweden 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 West Sweden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Sweden and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Sweden to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Sweden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 West Sweden 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 West Sweden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1492, Longitude: -77.9872 In this case, the coordinates for West Sweden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.141 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.422 degrees. |
|
|