Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carlisle Center:
  • 42.724797, -74.427913
  • 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 Carlisle Center

• 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
  • Since Carlisle Center is near Montgomery County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Carlisle Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlisle Center ...

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.

• Bramanville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Clove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clove is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Dwelly Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dwelly Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwelly Corners
• Flat Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Gilbert Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Greenbush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Janesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Lawyersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Little York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little York is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Root Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Root Center is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
• Rural Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carlisle Center and extending to:

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Carlisle Center to Albany, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,220 miles [6,791.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'