Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Norwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwich and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Norwich
- 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 Norwich:
- 42.531310, -75.523752
- 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 Norwich
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- Since Norwich is near Otsego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Communities Also Named Norwich ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Norwich.
Within New York, the name Norwich is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Norwich lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west of the Norwich that is located in Chenango County.
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwich ...
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.
- Beaver Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Dibble Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
- Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Chenango County
- Galena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>
- Plasterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plasterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
- Plasterville is located in Chenango County
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Chenango County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
- Polkville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rockdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sages Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sages Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
- Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Chenango County
- Toll Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner
- Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
How Far From Norwich 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 city such as Norwich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norwich and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Norwich to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,275 miles [6,879.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norwich: www.norwichnewyork.net/
The official website for Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5313, Longitude: -75.5238 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Norwich 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 Norwich 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 306.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.529 degrees. |