Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pitcher Springs:
  • 42.598958, -75.820472
  • 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 Pitcher Springs

• 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 Pitcher Springs 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 Pitcher Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitcher Springs ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 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 south)
  • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• German Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
• Lakeview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitcher is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitcher <1>
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <1>
• Quaker Settlement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Settlement is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Settlement
• Seventh Day Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seventh Day Hollow is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Hollow
• Texas Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley

How Far From Pitcher Springs 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 community such as Pitcher Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pitcher Springs to Norwich, 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 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,285 miles [6,896 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'