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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 Center Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Village and the surrounding area.
- 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 Village:
- 42.167579, -75.613240
- 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 Village
- 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 Village is near Chenango County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Village
Communities Also Named Center Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Center Village.
Within New York, the name Center Village is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Center Village is located in Delaware County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Center Village that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Center Village.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Center Village is located in Davis County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the west of the Center Village that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Center Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Village ...
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.
- Arctic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arctic is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
- Bettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coventryville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Creekside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Flowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flowers is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Middle Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
- New Ohio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Page Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Tunnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Center Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Village and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Village to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 237 miles [381.4 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 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Center Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Center Village 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 Center Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1676, Longitude: -75.6132 In this case, the coordinates for Center Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.759 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.674 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.733 degrees. |
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