Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chenango Forks:
  • 42.235631, -75.848250
  • 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 Chenango Forks

• 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 Chenango Forks is near Chenango County and also Tioga 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 Tioga 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 Chenango Forks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chenango Forks ...

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.

• Fickles Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
• Glen Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
• Greene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
• New Ireland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
• New Ohio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Ohio is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
• Page Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Popes Ravine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
• Triangle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Triangle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
• Tunnel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tunnel is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <1>

How Far From Chenango Forks 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 community such as Chenango Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chenango Forks to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 238 miles [383 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 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'