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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Van Vleet
- 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:
- 42.038684, -77.283868
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Van Vleet ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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 southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
- Erwins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hedgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Steuben County
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rathbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Rathbone is located in Steuben County
- Rising
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Shinglebury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shinglebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
- Shinglebury is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Woods Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Steuben County
How Far From Van Vleet 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Vleet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Vleet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Vleet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0387, Longitude: -77.2839 In this case, the coordinates for Van Vleet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.829 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.559 degrees. |