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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 North Waverly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Waverly 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 North Waverly:
    • 42.021741, -76.523555
    • 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 North Waverly
  • 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Since North Waverly is near Bradford County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 North Waverly

Communities Also Named North Waverly ...

We found one communities that are also named North Waverly.

Within New York, the name North Waverly is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named North Waverly in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Lafayette County
      • Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of North Waverly.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Waverly ...

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.

  • Big Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Pond is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
  • Bumpville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
  • Erin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Germany Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
  • Hicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hoopers Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
  • Hornbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Huffs Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
  • Milltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Milltown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Owl Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
  • Straits Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
  • Towner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Towner is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

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

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

  • Owego, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Waverly to Owego, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,337 miles [6,979.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- North Waverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 North Waverly 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 North Waverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0217, Longitude: -76.5236       In this case, the coordinates for North Waverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.333 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.298 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.215 degrees.