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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 Forest Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Manor 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 Forest Manor:
- 42.218333, -75.819722
- 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 Forest Manor
- 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 Forest Manor is near Chenango County and also Tioga 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 Tioga 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 Forest Manor
Communities Also Named Forest Manor ...
We found five communities that are also named Forest Manor.
Within New York, the name Forest Manor is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Forest Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Manor that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Forest Manor.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Manor that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Manor.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Forest Manor is located in Will County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Manor that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Forest Manor.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Forest Manor is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Manor that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Forest Manor.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Forest Manor is located in Prince George's County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Forest Manor that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Forest Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Manor ...
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.
- Fickles Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
- Fivemile Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
- Glen Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ohio
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Page Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Popes Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
- Triangle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Tunnel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Forest Manor 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 Forest Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Manor and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Manor to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 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 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,299 miles [6,918.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Manor) 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 Forest Manor 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 Forest Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2183, Longitude: -75.8197 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.805 degrees. |
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