Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Babcock Hill:
  • 42.931737, -75.220718
  • 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 Babcock Hill

• 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Babcock Hill is near Herkimer County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Babcock Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Babcock Hill ...

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.

• Cedar Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Clayville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayville <1>
• Cranes Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranes Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
• Days Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
• Greens Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
• Gulph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulph is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph
• Hitching Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
• Marshall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marshall is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Paris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Paris Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
• Woods Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

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

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

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Babcock Hill to Utica, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'