Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Choconut Center:
  • 42.142853, -75.943531
  • 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 Choconut Center

• 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 Choconut Center is near Tioga County and also Chenango 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 Chenango 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 Choconut Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choconut Center ...

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.

• Fivemile Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
• Glen Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
• Maine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
• New Ireland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
• Popes Ravine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
• Summit Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summit Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Twin Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
• Union Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
• Willow Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Choconut Center and extending to:

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Choconut Center to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'