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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 Youngs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngs 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 Youngs:
- 42.300081, -75.318231
- 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 Youngs
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Youngs is near Otsego County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Youngs
Communities Also Named Youngs ...
We found nine communities that are also named Youngs.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Youngs.
Beyond New York, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Onondaga County
- This Youngs is located in Onondaga County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Youngs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Youngs.
- Polk County
- This Youngs is located in Polk County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Youngs.
- Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish
- This Youngs is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Youngs.
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Youngs [Huron County].
- Mississippi
- Grenada County
- This Youngs is located in Grenada County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Youngs.
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This Youngs is located in Scioto County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Youngs.
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Youngs is located in Laurens County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southwest of the Youngs that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Youngs.
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Youngs [Tazewell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngs ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arctic is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Mallory Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
- Middle Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Bridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Bridge
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Trout Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Youngs 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 Youngs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Youngs and extending to:
- Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Youngs to Delhi, with an average speed<5> 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 82 miles [132 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Youngs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Youngs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Youngs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Youngs 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 Youngs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3001, Longitude: -75.3182 In this case, the coordinates for Youngs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.564 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.476 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.538 degrees. |
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