Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Fenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Fenton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Fenton
- 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 North Fenton:
- 42.242576, -75.794637
- 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 North Fenton
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Broome County
- Since North Fenton is near Chenango County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Fenton ...
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.
- Coventry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Creekside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Fickles Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fickles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
- Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
- Glen Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
- Glen Castle is located in Broome County
- Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Chenango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
- New Ireland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland is located in Broome County
- New Ohio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Page Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
- Popes Ravine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
- Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
- Triangle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tunnel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
How Far From North Fenton 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 North Fenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in North Fenton and extending to:
- Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Fenton to Binghamton, with an average speed<5> 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 107 miles [172.2 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 5 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 5,705 miles [9,181.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,297 miles [6,915.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Fenton. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Fenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Fenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2426, Longitude: -75.7946 In this case, the coordinates for North Fenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 North Fenton 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 306.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.803 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.783 degrees. |