Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owego and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Owego
- 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 Owego:
- 42.104895, -76.263059
- 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 Owego
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Owego is near Broome County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Broome County
- eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Owego ...
We found three communities that share the name Owego.
Within New York, the name Owego is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owego ...
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.
- Campville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Candor is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <3>
- Catatonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Germany Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germany Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
- Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
- Hoopers Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Hullsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Meadows
- Little Meadows is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Meadows <3>
- Owl Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
- Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Price Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Home
- Price Home is located in Tioga County
- Straits Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
- Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
- Union Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Broome County
How Far From Owego to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Owego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owego and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Owego to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owego. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1049, Longitude: -76.2631 In this case, the coordinates for Owego have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Owego 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Owego to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.165 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.122 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.059 degrees. |