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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 Fisherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisherville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fisherville:
    • 42.156464, -76.868848
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fisherville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fisherville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Fisherville.

Within New York, the name Fisherville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Fisherville.
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Fisherville is located in Warrick County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Fisherville.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fisherville is located in Jefferson County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fisherville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Fisherville is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Fisherville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Worcester County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the east of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fisherville.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Fisherville is located in Bay County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Fisherville.
    • Ontario
      • This Fisherville lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Chester County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fisherville.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Fisherville is located in Dauphin County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Fisherville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Fisherville is located in Washington County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the east of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Fisherville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Fisherville is located in Shelby County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Fisherville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Chemung County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Fisherville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisherville ...

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.

  • Big Flats
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
    • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <4>
  • Chambers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
    • Chambers is located in Chemung County
  • Corning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Steuben County
  • Golden Glow Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
    • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Horseheads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
    • Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County
  • Pine City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
  • Pioneer Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
  • Post Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
    • Post Creek is located in Chemung County
  • Rush Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
    • Rush Run is located in Chemung County

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

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

  • Elmira, which is the Seat of Chemung County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Fisherville to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fisherville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fisherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fisherville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fisherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1565, Longitude: -76.8688       In this case, the coordinates for Fisherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fisherville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.534 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.546 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.317 degrees.









 

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