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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barrett Corners:
    • 42.718684, -75.172940
    • 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 Barrett Corners
  • 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
    • Since Barrett Corners is near Chenango County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Barrett Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrett Corners ...

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.

  • Button City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • Cardtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
  • Cattown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cattown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
    • Cattown has also been known as:
    • Cat Town
  • Field Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
  • Jones Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Lena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Leonardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lloydsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Oaksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
  • Patent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
  • Pecktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
  • Robinson Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Scotch Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
    • Stetsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stetsonville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
    • Summit Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
    • Sweets
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sweets is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
    • Welcome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Barrett Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barrett Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Barrett Corners to Cooperstown, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,253 miles [6,844.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barrett Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Barrett Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrett Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7187, Longitude: -75.1729       In this case, the coordinates for Barrett Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.39 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.281 degrees.