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About Nazareth College: Rochester, N.Y.

Rochester is a great place to live, with something for everybody. Arts, music, sports, shopping, nature -- we've got it all. Learn more about why we love Rochester, N.Y. Map of New York State

Rochester, N.Y.

  • Founded: 1803
  • Located: Western New York state, on Lake Ontario in Monroe County.
  • Population : 212,481 (2004 U.S. Census)
  • City Area: 37.1 square miles
  • Suburbs: 19, with more than 800,000 residents
  • Mayor: Robert Duffy, the city's former chief of police
  • Newspaper: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  • Number of Area Colleges and Universities: 12
  • Known nationally as the "Flower City" and the "Flour City"
  • World headquarters of Kodak, Bausch and Lomb, Paychex and others

Area Weather

  • Four seasons
  • Average temperatures: July: 81 degrees F.; January: 31 degrees F.
  • Average snowfall: 91.0 inches

Arts and Culture The George Eastman House

  • Museums: include George Eastman House, Strong: National Museum of Play, Rochester Museum & Science Center, the Susan B. Anthony House and Memorial Art Gallery
  • Music Venues: Eastman Theatre (home of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra), Blue Cross Arena and the Auditorium Theatre
  • Major Shopping Malls/Areas: 8
  • Area Festivals: Rochester International Jazz Festival; Corn Hill Festival; High Falls Film Festival; Image Out/Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; Clothesline Art Festival; Park Avenue Merchants Festival; Lilac Festival at Highland Park; Rose Festival at Historic Maplewood Park; Rochester Music Festival; and Cold Rush Winter Celebration

SportsRed Wings Baseball

  • 13 full-time recreation centers, 19 swimming programs, 3 artificial ice rinks, 66 softball/baseball fields, 47 tennis courts, 5 football fields, 7 soccer fields and 43 outdoor basketball courts.
  • Named the #1 Minor League Sports market in the country by Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal in July, 2005.
  • Eight professional sports teams, including hockey, baseball, soccer, basketball, indoor football and lacrosse.
  • The Buffalo Bills run their summer training camp less than a mile from Nazareth.
  • Oak Hill Country Club (Nazareth's next-door neighbor) has hosted the Ryder Cup, the U.S. Open, and the 2003 PGA Championship, and is scheduled to host future PGA tournaments as well.

Pittsford, N.Y. Stats

  • Suburb eight miles southeast of Rochester
  • Actual location of Nazareth College
  • Population: 27,000
  • Land Area: 24.13 square miles
  • Located on the Erie Canal
  • Median home value: $215,000
  • Twenty-five minutes from the Rochester International Airport
  • 3.5 hours away from the metropolitan city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rochester, N.Y. Skyline

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