Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ferenbaugh:
  • 42.197575, -77.007744
  • 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 Ferenbaugh

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Ferenbaugh is near Chemung County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Ferenbaugh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferenbaugh ...

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.

• Beaver Dams
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Dams is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dams <1>
• Big Flats
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <1>
• Chambers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chambers is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Cherry Lane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Lane is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
• Corning
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <1>
• Denmark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Denmark is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
• Fisherville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fisherville is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Gang Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
• Meads Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meads Creek is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Creek
• Painted Post
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <1>
• Post Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek

How Far From Ferenbaugh to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferenbaugh to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ferenbaugh to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south (S). 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 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'