Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Center Lisle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Lisle and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Center Lisle

• 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 Center Lisle:
  • 42.358407, -76.061592
  • 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 Center Lisle

• 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 Broome County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
  • Since Center Lisle is near Tioga County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Center Lisle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Lisle ...

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.

• Freetown Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hunts Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
• Jenksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenksville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
• Lakeview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Maine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Maine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
• Marathon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <1>
• Messengerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
• Penelope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Penelope is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
• Speedsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
• Texas Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
• Triangle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Triangle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Center Lisle 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 Center Lisle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Center Lisle to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'