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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 Bingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bingham 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 Bingham:
- 41.817007, -78.611970
- 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 Bingham
- 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
- Since Bingham is near Cattaraugus County and also Elk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk 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 Bingham
Communities Also Named Bingham ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Bingham.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Bingham is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Bingham is located in Colbert County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Bingham.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Bingham is located in Pulaski County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Bingham.
- California
- Orange County
- This Bingham is located in Orange County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the west of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bingham.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Bingham is located in Hillsborough County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bingham.
- Georgia
- Jeff Davis 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 Georgia community of Bingham [Jeff Davis County].
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Bingham is located in Fayette County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bingham.
- Iowa
- Page County
- This Bingham is located in Page County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Bingham.
- Kentucky
- Bell 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 Kentucky community of Bingham [Bell County].
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Bingham is located in Somerset County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Bingham.
- Michigan
- Leelanau County
- This Bingham is located in Leelanau County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Bingham.
- Minnesota
- Clay 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 Minnesota community of Bingham [Clay County].
- Missouri
- Carroll 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 Missouri community of Bingham [Carroll County].
- Nebraska
- Sheridan County
- This Bingham is located in Sheridan County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Bingham.
- New Mexico
- Socorro County
- This Bingham is located in Socorro County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Bingham.
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This Bingham is located in Monroe County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bingham.
- Oregon
- Jackson 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 Oregon community of Bingham [Jackson County].
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Bingham is located in Dillon County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the south of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Bingham.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Bingham is located in Williamson County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Bingham.
- Utah
- Salt Lake 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 Utah community of Bingham [Salt Lake County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Bingham is located in Greenbrier County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bingham that is located in McKean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Bingham.
- Wyoming
- Sheridan 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 Wyoming community of Bingham [Sheridan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bingham ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Big Shanty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Cyclone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Irishtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irishtown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Lewis Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marshburg is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
- Marvindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marvindale is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvindale
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Wolf Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Run is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
How Far From Bingham 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 Bingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bingham and extending to:
- Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bingham to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Bingham) 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 Bingham, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bingham 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 Bingham 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 Bingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8170, Longitude: -78.6120 In this case, the coordinates for Bingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.746 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.265 degrees. |
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