Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nineveh Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nineveh Junction

• 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 Nineveh Junction:
  • 42.207024, -75.593240
  • 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 Nineveh Junction

• 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Nineveh Junction is near Broome County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Nineveh Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh Junction ...

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.

• Bettsburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
• Center Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Center Village is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
• Coventry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Coventryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
• Creekside Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
• Middle Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
• New Ohio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Ohio is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
• Tunnel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tunnel is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <1>
• Union Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nineveh Junction and extending to:

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Nineveh Junction to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 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 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,290 miles [6,904.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'