Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Dickinson:
  • 42.136349, -75.893603
  • 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 Port Dickinson

• 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 Broome County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
  • Since Port Dickinson is near Chenango County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 Port Dickinson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Dickinson ...

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.

• Fivemile Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
• Glen Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
• New Ireland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Popes Ravine
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
• Summit Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summit Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Twin Orchard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
• Willow Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From Port Dickinson 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 village such as Port Dickinson to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Port Dickinson and extending to:

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Port Dickinson to Albany, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,305 miles [6,928.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'