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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wheatland Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheatland Center 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 Wheatland Center:
- 43.006451, -77.821396
- 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 Wheatland Center
- 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 Wheatland Center is near Livingston County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Wheatland Center
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheatland Center ...
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.
- Chili Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chili Center is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Center
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fowlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
- Garbutt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Harper Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harper Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
- Hidden Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Meadows is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Limerock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Manns Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Meadow Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Wood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mile-of-Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mile-of-Woods is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile-of-Woods
- Severance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Stone Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Church is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Toggletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toggletown is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toggletown
How Far From Wheatland Center 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 Wheatland Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wheatland Center and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wheatland Center 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five 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 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Wheatland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wheatland Center 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 Wheatland Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0065, Longitude: -77.8214 In this case, the coordinates for Wheatland Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.404 degrees. |
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