Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chatfield 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 Chatfield Corner:
  • 43.108129, -73.942625
  • 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 Chatfield 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
  • Since Chatfield Corner is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Chatfield Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatfield 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.

• Greenfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Kings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lake Desolation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Desolation is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Desolation
• Milton Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Mosherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pages Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pages Corner is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Porter Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corners
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter Corners <1>
• Rock City Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <1>
• Sky Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sky Ranch is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch

How Far From Chatfield Corner to ...

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

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

• Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Chatfield Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 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 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 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,186 miles [6,736.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'