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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 Buckley Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckley Hollow 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 Buckley Hollow:
    • 42.400907, -75.660188
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Buckley Hollow
  • 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
    • Since Buckley Hollow is near Broome County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Buckley Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckley Hollow ...

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.

  • Coventry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coventry is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
  • Dibble Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
  • Fickles Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • German Four Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
  • Greene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • New Ohio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Ohio is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
  • Page Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
  • Penelope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Penelope is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Polkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Polkville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Rockdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Springvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Springvale is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Triangle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Triangle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Union Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Buckley Hollow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buckley Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buckley Hollow and extending to:

  • Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buckley Hollow to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,285 miles [6,896 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Buckley Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Buckley Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckley Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4009, Longitude: -75.6602       In this case, the coordinates for Buckley Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.651 degrees.