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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plymouth:
    • 42.617309, -75.602838
    • 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 Plymouth
  • 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 Plymouth is near Madison County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Plymouth

Communities Also Named Plymouth ...

We found 37 communities that are also named Plymouth.

Within New York, the name Plymouth is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 37 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Plymouth [Franklin County].
    • California
      • Amador County
      • This Plymouth is located in Amador County and lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Plymouth.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Plymouth is located in Litchfield County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Plymouth.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Plymouth is located in Kent County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the south of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Plymouth.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Plymouth is located in Orange County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Plymouth.
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This Plymouth is located in Hancock County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Plymouth.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall County
      • This Plymouth is located in Marshall County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Plymouth.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • This Plymouth is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Plymouth.
      • Plymouth County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Plymouth [Plymouth County].
      • Van Buren County
      • This Plymouth is located in Van Buren County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km] to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Plymouth.
    • Kansas
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plymouth [Brown County].
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plymouth [Jewell County].
      • Lyon County
      • This Plymouth is located in Lyon County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Plymouth.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Plymouth is located in Penobscot County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Plymouth.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Plymouth is located in Plymouth County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the east of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Plymouth.
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • This Plymouth is located in Gogebic County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of Plymouth.
      • Wayne County
      • This Plymouth is located in Wayne County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Plymouth.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Plymouth is located in Hennepin County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Plymouth.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Plymouth [Lowndes County].
      • Pontotoc County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Plymouth [Pontotoc County].
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • This Plymouth is located in Carroll County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Plymouth.
    • Nebraska
      • Jefferson County
      • This Plymouth is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plymouth.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Plymouth lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Plymouth is located in Grafton County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Plymouth.
    • North Carolina
      • Washington County
      • This Plymouth is located in Washington County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the south of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plymouth.
    • North Dakota
      • Ransom County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Plymouth [Ransom County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Plymouth.
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Plymouth [Fayette County].
      • Huron County
      • This Plymouth is located in Huron County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west southwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Plymouth.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Plymouth is located in Luzerne County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Plymouth.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Plymouth is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<2> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Plymouth.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Plymouth is located in Windsor County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Plymouth.
    • Virginia
      • Lunenburg County
      • This Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Plymouth.
    • Washington
      • Benton County
      • This Plymouth is located in Benton County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Plymouth.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Plymouth is located in Putnam County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Plymouth.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Plymouth that is located in Chenango County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Plymouth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymouth ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Earlville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Galena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitcher Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
  • Plasterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plasterville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
  • Polkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Polkville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Poolville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
  • Randallsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seventh Day Hollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Seventh Day Hollow is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventh Day Hollow
  • Springvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Springvale is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

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

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

  • Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Plymouth 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 6 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 267 miles [429.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Plymouth 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Plymouth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plymouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6173, Longitude: -75.6028    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.705 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.685 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.527 degrees.