Binghamton
Binghamton (Binghamton), located in Upper State, New York, in Bloom County. Population 47,380 (2000). It's a central city in southern New York. With Endicott (the birthplace of the international business machine IBM) and Johnson City, a 252,000-strong metropolitan area (commonly known as Sanlian Triple Cities).
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Coordinates: 42°06′08″N 75°54′42″W / 42.1022°N 75.9117°W / 42.1022; -75.9117 | |
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State | New York |
county | Broome County |
area | |
· Total | 28.6 Square kilometers (11.0 square miles) |
altitude | 260 Mi (850) feet) |
Population (2000) | |
· Total | 47,380 people |
· density | 1,700 person/square kilometer (4,300 person/square mile) |
time zone | EST(UTC-5) |
· Xia Shi | EDT(UTC-4) |
Binghamton is a transportation hub and manufacturing center. Binghamton is famous for its tobacco, footwear, high-tech products and universities. IBM was born in Endicott. The famous electric power machine flight simulator LinkTrainer was born in the Binghamton region. Binghamton University is in Vestal Park Way, Binghamton.

geography
The city of Binghamton has a total area of 28 square kilometers, with 1.6 square kilometers of water, or 5.43% of the total area, according to the Census Bureau. The Susquehanna river, the 16th longest river in the United States, passes through Binghamton. Binghamton is the sixth largest city in New York (the top five are New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Obani and Snow City), on the border between New York and Pennsylvania, at the same latitude as Boston. Binghamton's distance from major cities is as follows (driving time):
- Ithaca Ithaca: 45 minutes
- Syracuse Snow City: 1 hour
- New York City New York City: 3 hours
- Buffalo Buffalo: 3 hours
- Philadelphia Philadelphia: 3.5 hours
- Boston Boston: 4.5 hours
- Toronto Toronto: 4.5 hours
- Washington Washington, D.C.: 5 hours
climate
The Binghamton climate is a temperate continental humid climate, with a colder winter north and a minimum temperature of minus 20°C. Every June to August is summer, and the average temperature is 23°C~28°C, which is very comfortable. The fall is in September, and the temperature drops to more than ten degrees in October. This is also a good time to enjoy maple. At its coldest in winter, it can reach minus 20 degrees.
Binghamton, New York, 1981-2010 normals climate average | |||||||||||||
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Month | January | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | September | October | November | December | year |
Average high temperature(°C) | 29.3 (-1.5) | 32.6 (0.3) | 41.6 (5.3) | 54.8 (12.7) | 66.1 (18.9) | 74.2 (23.4) | 78.4 (25.8) | 77.0 (25) | 69.0 (20.6) | 57.3 (14.1) | 45.6 (7.6) | 33.8 (1) | 54.97 (12.77) |
Average low temperature°F (°C) | 15.8 (-9) | 17.6 (-8) | 24.8 (-4) | 36.1 (2.3) | 46.3 (7.9) | 55.3 (12.9) | 59.7 (15.4) | 58.4 (14.7) | 50.8 (10.4) | 40.4 (4.7) | 31.6 (-0.2) | 21.4 (-5.9) | 38.18 (3.43) |
Average Precipitation inmm (mm) | 2.44 (62) | 2.30 (58.4) | 2.98 (75.7) | 3.42 (86.9) | 3.56 (90.4) | 4.31 (109.5) | 3.70 (94) | 3.44 (87.4) | 3.63 (92.2) | 3.33 (84.6) | 3.30 (83.8) | 2.82 (71.6) | 39.24 (996.7) |
Average snowin cm | 22.0 (55.9) | 17.4 (44.2) | 15.5 (39.4) | 4.4 (11.2) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.0 (2.5) | 6.5 (16.5) | 17.4 (44.2) | 84.4 (214.4) |
Average precipitation days | 15.7 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 32.5 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 159.2 |
Average snowfall days | 16.8 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 64 |
Average daily daylight hours per month | 111.6 | 127.1 | 173.6 | 204.0 | 251.1 | 276.0 | 294.5 | 257.3 | 201.0 | 161.2 | 93.0 | 80.6 | 2,231 |
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Politics
In the conservative atmosphere of Upper State, Binghamton's left-wing activities stand out. Voters throughout the county also tend to favor the Democrats. The mayoral race was held in November 2005, with candidates from the Republican, Democratic and New York Independence parties competing. The Democratic candidate won the result.
economy
He started out in the canal and cigar business. The shoe industry was famous during World War I. The military industry has been important since the Cold War (Lorchemartin invested in helicopters in 2005), but information technology has advanced rapidly across the US in recent years. It is surrounded by wine and cider production areas.
IBM, a leading computer information company, is based in Endicott, Binghamton. Herman Hollerith founded Tabulating Machine Company here in 1888 and was then President Thomas J in 1924. Watson was renamed IBM. IBM grew up here and became the world's leading computer technology, providing thousands of jobs and attracting foreign talent. Although IBM has moved to other locations, its past decades of scenery has created a unique intellectual atmosphere for the people of Binghamton, and most of the technology talents who worked at IBM at that time have chosen to remain in the area or pursue academic studies because of the atmosphere in which they are accustomed. IBM's old factory still has an IBM museum, which provides interested people with a better understanding of the history of the big computer factories.
The famous electric mechanical flight simulator Link Trainer was born in Binghamton area. Link Trainer inventor Edwin Albert Link grew up in Binghamton. Link founded Link Aviation, Inc., with his wife, with a manufacturing facility and employing thousands of employees, contributing significantly to the economy of the Binghamton region. The Link couple founded the The Link Foundation Foundation in 1953. The Foundation has been operational to date and has provided scholarships and grants to scholars and organizations in aviation, simulation and training, marine engineering and energy research.
BAE System, a major defense and aviation equipment manufacturing facility, also operates in the Binghamton region and BAE System is the largest defense equipment manufacturing facility in Europe and the third largest defense equipment manufacturing facility in the world, and is a UK-based company. It has already set up plants in the United States and several countries. Its products are sold far more in the US Department of Defense than in the UK. BAE System bought Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems, also an aviation industry, in 2000 to expand its product line and market.
Culture and Art
Binghamton is known as the "World Capital of Rotary Trojans" and is surrounded by six free ancient rotary trojans. All the Trojans are carved by hand and are one of the few ancient, old-style Trojans in the world. Rotary Trojans were owned by George F, owner of a large shoe factory in Endicoot in the 1920s. Johnson. Johanson and his family are the first known philanthropists, so they introduce several rotary trojans and donate to local residents and their staff to enjoy free rides. The Merry-Go-Round is still well preserved, housed in several parks in the Binghamton area, and has become one of the most famous features of the area. Every holiday, it becomes a gathering place for local families and young students. During the summer, various activities surrounding the park and the Merry-Go-Round, such as BBQ, ball games, sunbathing and cool reading in the shade of trees constitute a relaxing and romantic sight.
The Hot Air Balloon and Barbecue Festival, The Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, is held every summer and August, and is a regional festival in Binghamton. Food, entertainment, exhibition and music are the main activities. It includes concerts, the presence of local celebrities, the Spiedie Meat Skewers Competition, antique car shows and the hot air balloon rides and rides. There are also local businesses, agencies and restaurant shops which offer information sharing and food tastings. All the new and fun things are gathered at this three-day summer weekend. Spiedie is a local Binghamton fried meat, and Spiedie is made of vinegar and a variety of herbs. When the chicken or pork is soaked in the sauce for a few minutes, the meat is roasted in a series, thus becoming delicious serial roast meat. The sour and smooth taste has become a common food for local residents, and it has attracted people from other places to come and taste it. The Binghamton area has several Spiedie meatpacking restaurants, and supermarkets sell Spiedie sauce for residents to buy their own meals. Another focus of the campaign is balloons, about 35 corporate-supplied balloons each year, often each year with several different specially designed balloons in addition to traditional shapes. The participants gathered on the lawn to watch the balloon inflate and wait for the balloon to continue. And as the balloon goes up, the colors of the colors of the sky become more beautiful, and all the spectators, adults or children, are all amazed and excited. In addition, the event provides a hot air balloon ride up to the sky overlooking the entire Greater Pennsylvania Hampton area.
Education
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, in Binghamton, has international students from more than 100 countries. Binghamton University is a comprehensive research university with seven institutes. They are School of Management, Thomas. Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, The Graduate School, Harpur College of Arts and Science, School of Nursing, College of Community and Public Affairs and School of Education. Built in 1946, Binghamton University has become one of the top public universities in the northeast of the United States, with 24 research institutes that attract scholars from around the world.
Community College in Broome County
Brum County Community College (BCC, Broome Community College) is located in Frontstreet. It's a two-year college in the State University of New York system. It covers an area of 57,000 square meters. Most graduates continue to complete the next two years of four-year college at Binghamton.
Sports
In part of the professional movement, Binghamton is home to the Major League Baseball New York Mets 2A farm, where over the years countless contestants have been trained to challenge the Major League's success. The hockey part on the ice is Senator Binghamton. Bearcat, a Binghamton university part of the US University Movement in the first division of the Eastern Union, is the focus of local fans. In the golf part, BC Open, a professional PGA grade, was shut down by BC Open because of the 2006 flood that damaged the field. Until 2007, there was Dick's Sporting Goods Open. to replace BC Open, which offers local golf fans another chance to watch a professional game.
traffic
airport
There are two airports in the Binghamton area, Greater Binghamton Airport and Tri-Cities Airport. There are three to five flights a day from BGM to Philadelphia, Washington and Detroit.
bus
Binghamton's BC Junction has two bus operators, Greyhound and Shortline/Coach USA. Greyhound is to Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Scranton, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington and New York City. Albany, Atlanta, Ithaca and New York can be reached by shortline. Both New York stations are PortAuthority.
bus
Binghamton offers a BC Transit bus system. Buses can be found almost anywhere in the city. Binghamton has its own OCCT bus. The University of Binghamton Student Card is free for buses BC Transit and OCCT.
sister city
- Borovic, Novgorod, Russia
- Aquitaine-le-Tikes-du-Bois, France
References
Outer Links
- Binghamton Official Website
- Independent Media Center Bingharton
- University of Pennsylvania
- Binghamton Taiwan Alumni