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

When in Cheningo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheningo 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 Cheningo:
    • 42.659791, -75.998535
    • 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 Cheningo
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheningo ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freetown Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
    • Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Little York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • Lower Cincinnatus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Cincinnatus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
    • Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
  • Maybury Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
    • Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
  • Pitcher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
    • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <2>
  • Pitcher Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
    • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
  • Pratt Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Puckerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
    • Puckerville is located in Madison County
  • Quaker Settlement
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
    • Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
  • Slab City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Cortland County
  • Tripoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tripoli is located in Cortland County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cheningo and extending to:

  • Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cheningo to Cortland, with an average speed<4> 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 113 miles [181.9 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 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheningo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Cheningo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheningo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6598, Longitude: -75.9985       In this case, the coordinates for Cheningo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Cheningo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.945 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.963 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.693 degrees.









 

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