Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Preble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Preble and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Preble
- 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 Preble:
- 42.735350, -76.148236
- 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 Preble
- 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Preble is near Onondaga County and also Cayuga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
- eBird sighting report for Cayuga 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 Preble ...
We found six communities that share the name Preble.
Within New York, the name Preble is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Preble ...
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.
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Cortland County
- Gamble Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamble Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Mill
- Gamble Mill is located in Onondaga County
- Glen Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
- Gregory Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
- Grout Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grout Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Mill
- Grout Mill is located in Cortland County
- Halls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Cortland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
- Little York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Onondaga County
- Maybury Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybury Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
- Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
- Pratt Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Rice Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Grove
- Rice Grove is located in Onondaga County
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- Slab City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Swift Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Corner
- Swift Corner is located in Onondaga County
- Tripoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Williams Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Williams Grove is located in Onondaga County
- Slab City
How Far From Preble 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 Preble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Preble and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Preble to Cortland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Preble: www.preble-ny.org/
The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Preble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Preble) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Preble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7353, Longitude: -76.1482 |
| <3> | 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 Preble 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Preble 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 307.03 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.071 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.729 degrees. |