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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Forest Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- German Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Glen Edith
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
- Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Oklahoma Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
- Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
- Rock Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Beach
- Rock Beach is located in Monroe County
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sea Breeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Monroe County
- Twelve Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <3>
How Far From West Webster 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 Webster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> 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]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Webster to Albany, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Webster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Webster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Webster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2048, Longitude: -77.4964 In this case, the coordinates for West Webster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Webster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.163 degrees. |