Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vestal:
  • 42.008131, -76.002144
  • 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 Vestal

• 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 South Vestal is near Susquehanna County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Vestal

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Vestal ...

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.

• Campville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Campville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
• Corbettsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Corbettsville is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbettsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbettsville <1>
• Fivemile Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fivemile Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Point
• Forest Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Friendsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
• Lawsville Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawsville Center is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsville Center
• Little Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Meadows is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Meadows <1>
• Nixon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixon is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
• Popes Ravine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
• Summit Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Twin Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
• Union Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
• Willow Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From South Vestal 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 South Vestal 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 Vestal and extending to:

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from South Vestal to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'