Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Twin Orchard:
  • 42.097297, -76.026312
  • 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 Twin Orchard

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Orchard ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Campville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
• Glen Castle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Castle is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Castle
• Hullsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
• Little Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Maine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
• New Ireland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Ireland is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
• Popes Ravine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
• Price Home
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Price Home is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Home
• Summit Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Union Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
• Willow Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willow Point is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From Twin Orchard to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twin Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Orchard 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 227 miles [365.3 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 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,312 miles [6,939.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'