Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boston Corner:
  • 42.052869, -73.521233
  • 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 Boston Corner

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Boston Corner is near Dutchess County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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 Boston Corner

Communities Also Named Boston Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Boston Corner.

Within New York, the name Boston Corner is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Boston Corner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Allen County
    • This Boston Corner is located in Allen County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west of the Boston Corner that is located in Columbia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Boston Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boston Corner ...

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.

• Hammertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hammertown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
• Irondale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Joyceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Joyceville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
• Lakeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <2>
• New Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Forge is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Forge
• Pumpkin Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
• Salisbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <2>
• Twin Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Weed Mines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
• Whitehouse Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boston Corner and extending to:

• Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boston Corner to Hudson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'