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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 Doraville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doraville 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 Doraville:
- 42.150358, -75.584350
- 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 Doraville
- 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 Doraville is near Chenango County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Doraville
Communities Also Named Doraville ...
We found one communities that are also named Doraville.
Within New York, the name Doraville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Doraville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Doraville is located in DeKalb County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Doraville that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Doraville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doraville ...
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.
- Arctic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arctic is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
- Bettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
- Center Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Creekside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Deposit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flowers is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Gulf Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Middle Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
- New Ohio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Doraville 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 Doraville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Doraville and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Doraville to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 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 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Doraville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Doraville 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 Doraville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1504, Longitude: -75.5844 In this case, the coordinates for Doraville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.727 degrees. |
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