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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 Binghamton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Binghamton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Binghamton:
    • 42.100842, -75.910061
    • 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 Binghamton
  • 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

Communities Also Named Binghamton ...

We found three communities that share the name Binghamton.

Within New York, the name Binghamton is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Solano County
      • This Binghamton is located in Solano County and lies 2,405 miles [3,870.5 km]<1> to the west of the Binghamton that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Binghamton.
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Binghamton [Cass County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Binghamton is located in Outagamie County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Binghamton that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Binghamton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Binghamton ...

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.

  • Corbettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fivemile Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
    • Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
  • Glen Castle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
    • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
  • Lester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Broome County
  • New Ireland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
    • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Popes Ravine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
    • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Summit Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
    • Summit Hill is located in Broome County
  • Twin Orchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
    • Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
  • Union Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • Willow Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Broome County

How Far From Binghamton 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 city such as Binghamton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Binghamton and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Binghamton to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Binghamton: www.cityofbinghamton.com/

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Binghamton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Binghamton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1008, Longitude: -75.9101    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Binghamton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Binghamton 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 306.948 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.877 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.899 degrees.




 

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