Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Webster:
  • 43.204785, -77.496386
  • 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 Webster

• 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 Webster 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 West Webster

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Webster ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Forest Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• German Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • German Village is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
• Glen Edith
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
• Glen Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Oklahoma Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
• Rock Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Beach
• Roseland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roseland is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Sea Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
• Summerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Twelve Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Union Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <1>

How Far From West Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster and extending to:

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Webster to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 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 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'