Why visit Gananda
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Long Acre Farms, Stephen Phelps House and Blue Heron Hills.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81°F; January lows average 17°F, and about 86 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Gananda
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Gananda
Gananda is a small "master planned community" (and census-designated place) in Wayne County, New York, United States, approximately twenty minutes outside the city of Rochester. Gananda is considered a community because it does not have its own zip code; it consists of a small portion of the adjoining towns of Walworth and Macedon. While originally designed to be a city with upwards of 90,000 residents, the removal of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding brought about its current design; as of the 2020 census, Gananda had a population of 5,867.
From the Wikipedia article Gananda, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Stephen Phelps House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Penfield, New York, NRHP-listed
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Gananda
11 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.7 in | 21.4 in |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 2.5 in | 26.7 in |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.9 in | 9.7 in |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.1 in | 2.2 in |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.0 in | 0.1 in |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 2.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 4.0 in | 0.1 in |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.5 in | 6.4 in |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 3.1 in | 19.3 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Webster 2 Ne (8 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Wayne County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-11-14: Flooding (Flood)
- 2012-10-28: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2005-09-30: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
- 2004-10-01: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Fairport 6 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Marion 7 mi east, about 12 min by car
- East Rochester 8 mi west, about 12 min by car
- St. John Fisher College 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Nazareth College 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Pittsford 10 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Brighton 12 mi west, about 20 min by car
- Manchester 12 mi southeast, about 20 min by car
- Irondequoit 13 mi northwest, about 21 min by car
- Rochester 15 mi west, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- STEPHEN PHELPS HOUSE, PENFIELD, MONROE COUNTY, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0
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