Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smithville 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 Smithville Center:
  • 42.412295, -75.728247
  • 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 Smithville 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 Smithville Center is near Broome County and also Cortland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Smithville Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithville 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.

• Coventry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Coventryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
• Dibble Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Cortland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• German Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
• Greene
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Page Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
• Penelope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Penelope is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
• Triangle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Triangle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle

How Far From Smithville Center 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 Smithville 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 Smithville Center and extending to:

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithville Center to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 101 miles [162.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'