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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 Newmans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newmans Corner 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 Newmans Corner:
- 42.190354, -75.881029
- 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 Newmans Corner
- 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 Newmans Corner 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 Newmans Corner
Communities Also Named Newmans Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Newmans Corner.
Within New York, the name Newmans Corner is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Newmans Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Newmans Corner is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south of the Newmans Corner that is located in Broome County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Newmans Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newmans Corner ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
- Fivemile Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
- Glen Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Maine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- New Ireland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ohio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Page Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Popes Ravine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twin Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
- Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Willow Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Point is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
How Far From Newmans Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newmans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newmans Corner and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Newmans Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 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 5,711 miles [9,191 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 4,303 miles [6,925 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newmans Corner) 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 Newmans Corner 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 Newmans Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1904, Longitude: -75.8810 In this case, the coordinates for Newmans Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.921 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.846 degrees. |
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