Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Davis Crossing:
  • 42.562574, -75.357396
  • 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 Davis Crossing

• 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Davis Crossing is near Otsego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Davis Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Crossing ...

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.

• Cardtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cardtown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
• Columbus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Gilbertsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <1>
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Plasterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Plasterville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
• Polkville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Rootville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rootville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
• Sages Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
• Silver Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>
• Springvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Stetsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stetsonville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
• Toll Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Davis Crossing to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'