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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chenango:
    • 42.200822, -75.962892
    • 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 West Chenango
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Chenango ...

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.

  • Fickles Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fickles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
    • Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Glen Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Ireland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Popes Ravine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Ravine
    • Popes Ravine is located in Broome County
  • Twin Orchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchard
    • Twin Orchard is located in Broome County
  • Union Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • Willow Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

How Far From West Chenango 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 West Chenango to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from West Chenango 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 234 miles [376.6 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 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Chenango. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Chenango) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Chenango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2008, Longitude: -75.9629       In this case, the coordinates for West Chenango have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Chenango to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.971 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.879 degrees.




 

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