Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Middlebury Center

• 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 Middlebury Center:
  • 41.843684, -77.274420
  • 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 Middlebury Center

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Middlebury Center is near Steuben County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Middlebury Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middlebury Center ...

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.

• Christian Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
• Crooked Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Heise Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
• Little Marsh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Marsh is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marsh
• Marsh Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Shinglebury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shinglebury is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglebury
• Shortsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Stokesdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale

How Far From Middlebury Center 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 Middlebury Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Middlebury Center and extending to:

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Middlebury Center to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,375 miles [7,040.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'