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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 Goodrich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodrich 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 Goodrich:
    • 42.101741, -76.287712
    • 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 Goodrich
  • 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 Goodrich ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Goodrich.

Within New York, the name Goodrich is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • This Goodrich is located in Woodruff County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Goodrich.
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • This Goodrich is located in Morgan County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the west of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Goodrich.
    • Idaho
      • Adams County
      • This Goodrich is located in Adams County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Goodrich.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Goodrich is located in Kankakee County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Goodrich.
    • Kansas
      • Linn County
      • This Goodrich is located in Linn County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Goodrich.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Goodrich is located in Aroostook County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Goodrich.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Goodrich is located in Genesee County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Goodrich.
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Lake County].
      • Manistee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Manistee County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Marquette County].
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Mason County].
      • Oceana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Oceana County].
    • North Dakota
      • Sheridan County
      • This Goodrich is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Goodrich.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Goodrich is located in Hickman County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Goodrich.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Goodrich is located in Polk County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Goodrich.
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Goodrich [Grant County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Taylor County
      • This Goodrich is located in Taylor County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Goodrich.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodrich ...

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.

  • Campville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Tioga County
  • Candor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Catatonk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catatonk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
    • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
  • Germany Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germany Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
    • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Hoopers Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
    • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Hullsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
    • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
  • Owl Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
    • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Price Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Home
    • Price Home is located in Tioga County
  • Straits Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
    • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County

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

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

  • Owego, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Goodrich 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 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 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1017, Longitude: -76.2877       In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Goodrich could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Goodrich 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 307.18 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.072 degrees.









 

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