Binghamton
Downtown Binghamton
Binghamton er en by i den amerikanske delstat New York med et areal på 28,6 kvadratkilometer og en befolkning på cirka 48.000 indbyggere (2003). Byen ligger cirka 90 km syd for Syracuse cirka 10 km nord for grænsen til delstaten Pennsylvania. Afstanden til New York City er 222 km eller 286 km med bil.
Binghamton er amtshovedstad i Broome County.
Vigtige virksomheder i byen er IBM, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems og L-3 Communications – alle indenfor højteknologisektoren.
State University of New York har en campus i Binghamton; den opererer relativt selvstændigt og er bedst kendt under navnet Binghamton University.
Greater Binghamton Airport betjener byen.
Kendte personer fra Binghamton
- Robert Jager, komponist, musikpædagog og dirigent
- Jack Sharkey, bokser – verdensmester i sværvægt
- Douglas Harry Wheelock, astronaut
- Bridget Moynahan, skuespillerinde
Eksterne henvisninger
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Koordinater: 42°06′08″N 75°54′42″V / 42.1022°N 75.9117°V
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Medier brugt på denne side
Binghamton, New York skyline, June 2007.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Vmanjr, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Binghamton, New York skyline taken from NY 17 in June 2007.
Forfatter/Opretter: Vmanjr, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Binghamton, New York skyline taken from NY 17 in June 2007.
USA Flag Map.svg
(c) Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 2.5
Map showing Mainland USA ("lower 48") with a superimposed US flag.
(c) Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 2.5
Map showing Mainland USA ("lower 48") with a superimposed US flag.
Downtown Binghamton at Night.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: The original uploader was Dcamin at engelsk Wikipedia., Licens: FAL
This picture was taken by a close friend (Laura Roth of Washington, DC) who gave me permission to utilize this picture on Wikipedia. I was present at the time the picture was taken and know it was originally created by her.
Forfatter/Opretter: The original uploader was Dcamin at engelsk Wikipedia., Licens: FAL
This picture was taken by a close friend (Laura Roth of Washington, DC) who gave me permission to utilize this picture on Wikipedia. I was present at the time the picture was taken and know it was originally created by her.