Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Preston Center:
  • 42.507850, -75.597963
  • 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 Preston Center

• 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 Preston Center is near Otsego County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland 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 Preston Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Preston Center ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
• Coventry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Coventryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
• Dibble Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
• Galena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Galena is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• German Four Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
• Pitcher Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitcher Springs is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Springs
• Plasterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plasterville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Polkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Rockdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Springvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Union Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• 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 Preston Center to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 260 miles [418.4 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 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,279 miles [6,886.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'