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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Van Vleet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Vleet and the surrounding area.
- 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 Van Vleet:
- 42.039066, -77.284576
- 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 Van Vleet
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since Van Vleet is near Tioga County and also Chemung 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 Chemung 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 Van Vleet
Communities Also Named Van Vleet ...
We found one communities that are also named Van Vleet.
Within New York, the name Van Vleet is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Van Vleet in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Van Vleet that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Van Vleet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Vleet ...
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.
- Elkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erwins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erwins is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwins
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gang Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Rathbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rising
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Shinglebury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shinglebury is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
- Woods Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Van Vleet 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 Van Vleet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Van Vleet and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Van Vleet to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south (S). 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 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Vleet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Van Vleet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Vleet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0391, Longitude: -77.2846 In this case, the coordinates for Van Vleet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.801 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.559 degrees. |
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