Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chepachet:
  • 42.910967, -75.121315
  • 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 Chepachet

• 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 Chepachet is near Oneida County and also Otsego 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 Otsego 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 Chepachet

Communities Also Named Chepachet ...

We found one communities that are also named Chepachet.

Within New York, the name Chepachet is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence County
    • This Chepachet is located in Providence County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chepachet that is located in Herkimer County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Chepachet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chepachet ...

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.

• Cedar Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Cedarville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedarville
  • From Chepachet to Cedarville
• Cranes Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cranes Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
• Days Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
• Dogtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Elizabethtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
• Getman Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Getman Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Corners
• Hitching Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
• Spinnerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spinnerville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerville
• Woods Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

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

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

• Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chepachet to Herkimer, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five 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 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,243 miles [6,828.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'