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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 Nineveh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nineveh 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 Nineveh:
    • 42.194055, -75.602107
    • 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 Nineveh
  • 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 Nineveh ...

We found nine communities that share the name Nineveh.

Within New York, the name Nineveh is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Nineveh is located in Johnson County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Nineveh.
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This Nineveh is located in Adair County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Nineveh.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Nineveh.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Nineveh is located in Darke County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Nineveh.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Nineveh is located in Clarion County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Nineveh.
      • Greene County
      • This Nineveh is located in Greene County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Nineveh.
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Nineveh [Westmoreland County].
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Nineveh is located in Leon County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Nineveh.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Nineveh is located in Warren County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Nineveh that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Nineveh.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nineveh ...

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.

  • Arctic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arctic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
    • Arctic is located in Delaware County
  • Bettsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bettsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
    • Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
  • Center Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Center Village is located in Broome County
  • Coventry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Coventryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
    • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Creekside Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
    • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
  • Damascus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Broome County
  • Middle Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
    • Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
  • New Ohio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
    • New Ohio is located in Broome County
  • Page Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
    • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Tunnel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
    • Tunnel is located in Broome County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <4>
  • Union Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Union Valley is located in Chenango County

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

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

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nineveh to Binghamton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 239 miles [384.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • 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).<9>

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nineveh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nineveh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1941, Longitude: -75.6021    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nineveh 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Nineveh 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 306.75 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.668 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.716 degrees.









 

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