Rochester, NY is located in the western part of New York state and is about 8 miles off the southern coast of Lake Ontario.
Rochester certainly isn't isolated by any means, but we are at least a few hours from any of the "BIG CITIES" you might associate with the East Coast: NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, etc. (Sorry if the font is a little small. Click on the picture to see a bigger version.)
Here are a few major landmarks.....again click the picture to see a larger version.....
The funny thing about living in Rochester is that it only takes about 10-15 min to drive anywhere in town.....ANYWHERE! Only 10 min down to suburbia strip malls, 15 min up to the beach, maybe only 8-10 min to the med school from our apartment. It's crazy!!!! Luckily this makes going to see all the interesting places around town much easier. You don't have to plan for a 45 min drive because of horrific traffic or sheer distance.
Well that's our city! If you have any questions, just post them in the comments section for this post.
-Laura-
This is what we LOVED about the East Coast...so close to so MANY great places!!! Mountains, oceans, rivers, lakes, cities, wilderness...!!!!
ReplyDeleteHAVE FUN EXPLORING YOUR NEW STATE!!!! And the surrounding ones as well...Vermont and New Hampshire have some AMAZING scenery! And who could resist an antique shop or two!!! I AM JEALOUS!!!
We should get together in the fall and go to some fall festivals of some sort. Beautiful weather, beautiful foliage (yes foliage), good food, craftiness. What could be better? Oh also, there's supposedly some sweet wine trails in the finger lakes, which is really close to you.
ReplyDeleteYES!!!! We will definitely coordinate a fall outing to see all the beautiful leaves changing.....at a winery would be excellent. ;0)
ReplyDeleteNice! Just a couple of hours from dozens of neat places. Take lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteSuweet! Can't wait. Fall time in the area is gorgeous. :)
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