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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 Conklin Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conklin Forks 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 Conklin Forks:
- 42.023688, -75.856581
- 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 Conklin 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 Conklin Forks is near Susquehanna County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Conklin Forks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conklin 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.
- Corbettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fivemile Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
- Flowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flowers is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Great Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Plain is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Plain
- Lawsville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Popes Ravine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
- Summit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Willow Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Conklin 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 Conklin 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 Conklin Forks and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Conklin Forks to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conklin Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Conklin Forks 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 Conklin Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0237, Longitude: -75.8566 In this case, the coordinates for Conklin Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.908 degrees. |
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