Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orchard Knoll:
  • 42.150908, -76.800233
  • 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 Orchard Knoll

• 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 Chemung County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
  • Since Orchard Knoll is near Steuben County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Orchard Knoll

Communities Also Named Orchard Knoll ...

We found one communities that are also named Orchard Knoll.

Within New York, the name Orchard Knoll is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Orchard Knoll in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Mecklenburg County
    • This Orchard Knoll is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Orchard Knoll that is located in Chemung County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Orchard Knoll.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Knoll ...

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 Flats
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Flats is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <2>
• Erin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Erin is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
• Fisherville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fisherville is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Golden Glow Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
• Hicks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hicks is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Horseheads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Horseheads is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseheads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseheads <2>
• Pine City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine City is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <2>
• Pioneer Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Rush Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rush Run is located in Chemung County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run

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

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

• Elmira, which is the Seat of Chemung County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Knoll to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'