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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 West Bainbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Bainbridge 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 West Bainbridge:
- 42.313808, -75.543260
- 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 West Bainbridge
- 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 West Bainbridge is near Delaware County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 West Bainbridge
Communities Also Named West Bainbridge ...
We found one communities that are also named West Bainbridge.
Within New York, the name West Bainbridge is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named West Bainbridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- This West Bainbridge is located in Decatur County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Bainbridge that is located in Chenango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of West Bainbridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bainbridge ...
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.
- Arctic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arctic is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
- Bettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
- Center Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Coventry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coventry is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coventryville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Creekside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
- Dibble Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dibble Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble Corner
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
- New Ohio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Ohio is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ohio
- Page Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Page Brook is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
- Rockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tunnel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From West Bainbridge 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 West Bainbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Bainbridge and extending to:
- Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Bainbridge to Norwich, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 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 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bainbridge) 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 West Bainbridge 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 West Bainbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3138, Longitude: -75.5433 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.632 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.635 degrees. |
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