Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bull 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 Bull Hill:
  • 43.263958, -74.909878
  • 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 Bull 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Since Bull Hill is near Oneida County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Bull Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bull 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.

• Cold Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cold Brook is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Brook <1>
• Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Gray
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Hurricane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Irondale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Irondale is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Ohio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Paper Mill Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Paper Mill Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Corners
• Poland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Poland is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
• Russia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Russia is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
• Salisbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury

How Far From Bull 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 Bull 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 Bull Hill and extending to:

• Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bull Hill to Herkimer, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'