Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pharsalia:
  • 42.582847, -75.781026
  • 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 Pharsalia

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Pharsalia is near Cortland County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pharsalia

Communities Also Named Pharsalia ...

We found one communities that are also named Pharsalia.

Within New York, the name Pharsalia is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Delaware
    • Kent County
    • This Pharsalia is located in Kent County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south of the Pharsalia that is located in Chenango County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pharsalia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pharsalia ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• German Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
• Lower Cincinnatus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
• Pitcher
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <2>
• Pitcher Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
• Seventh Day Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Seventh Day Hollow is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Hollow

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pharsalia to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'