Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Borden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Borden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Borden
- 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 Borden:
- 42.041739, -77.327480
- 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 Borden
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Borden is near Tioga County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- eBird sighting report for Potter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Borden ...
We found nine communities that share the name Borden.
Within New York, the name Borden is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Borden [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This Borden is located in Madera County and lies 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km]<2> to the west of the Borden that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Borden.
- Indiana
- Ontario
- This Borden lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Borden that is located in Steuben County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Borden lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Borden that is located in Steuben County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Borden lies 1,559 miles [2,509 km]<2> to the northwest of the Borden that is located in Steuben County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden ...
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.
- Elkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
- Erwins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Steuben County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Purple Brook ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Brook
- Purple Brook is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Rathbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Shinglebury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shinglebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
- Shinglebury is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Woods Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Steuben County
How Far From Borden to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Borden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Borden and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Borden to Bath, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south (S). 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 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,370 miles [7,032.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Borden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Borden 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Borden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Borden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0417, Longitude: -77.3275 In this case, the coordinates for Borden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Borden 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 307.828 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.86 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.578 degrees. |