Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beerston:
  • 42.125363, -75.162669
  • 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 Beerston

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Beerston is near Broome County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Beerston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beerston ...

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.

• Apex
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Apex is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Downsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Downsville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harvard is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Kerry Siding
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kerry Siding is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry Siding
• Kerryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kerryville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerryville
• Long Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Flat is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Flat
• Pinesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pinesville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
• Rock Rift
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
• Trout Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trout Creek is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <1>

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

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

• Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beerston to Delhi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'