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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 Hydeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hydeville 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 Hydeville:
    • 42.282852, -75.951310
    • 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 Hydeville
  • 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 Hydeville 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 Hydeville

Communities Also Named Hydeville ...

We found four communities that are also named Hydeville.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Hydeville.

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

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Chenango County
      • This Hydeville is located in Chenango County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hydeville that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Hydeville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Hydeville is located in Tolland County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hydeville that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Hydeville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Hydeville is located in Worcester County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hydeville that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Hydeville.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Hydeville is located in Rutland County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hydeville that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Hydeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hydeville ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
  • Glen Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
  • Greene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lakeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Maine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maine is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • New Ireland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Ireland is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
  • Page Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
  • Penelope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Penelope is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Triangle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Triangle is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
  • Union Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Center is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

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

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

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hydeville to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 114 miles [183.5 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 240 miles [386.2 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 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 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 from Point A (ie- Hydeville) 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 Hydeville 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 Hydeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2829, Longitude: -75.9513       In this case, the coordinates for Hydeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.955 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.914 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.838 degrees.