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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 Deposit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deposit 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 Deposit:
    • 42.063424, -75.422450
    • 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 Deposit
  • 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 Deposit is near Delaware County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Deposit

Communities Also Named Deposit ...

We found two communities that are also named Deposit.

Within New York, the name Deposit is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Deposit is located in Madison County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deposit that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Deposit.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Deposit [Winston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deposit ...

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.

  • Apex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Apex is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Arctic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arctic is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
  • China
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • China is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Damascus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Damascus is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Gulf Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
  • Kerry Siding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kerry Siding is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry Siding
  • Kerryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kerryville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerryville
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Stevens Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Winterdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deposit and extending to:

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deposit to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 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 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Deposit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deposit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Deposit 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 Deposit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0634, Longitude: -75.4224       In this case, the coordinates for Deposit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.653 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.538 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.692 degrees.