Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Amblerville:
  • 42.541185, -75.399898
  • 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 Amblerville

• 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Amblerville is near Otsego County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Amblerville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Amblerville ...

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.

• Elm Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Five Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Galena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Gilbertsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <1>
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Plasterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plasterville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
• Polkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Rootville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rootville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
• Sages Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>
• Springvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Toll Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Amblerville and extending to:

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the West.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Amblerville to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'