Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Oxford:
  • 42.388130, -75.621298
  • 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 South Oxford

• 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 South Oxford is near Broome County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 South Oxford

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Oxford ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Coventryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
• Dibble Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
• Greene
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lakeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
• Middle Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
• New Ohio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Ohio is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
• Page Brook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
• Polkville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Rockdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Springvale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Union Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Oxford to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,284 miles [6,894.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'