Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Columbus Quarter:
  • 42.710350, -75.317391
  • 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 Columbus Quarter

• 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Columbus Quarter is near Otsego County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Columbus Quarter

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbus Quarter ...

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.

• Button City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Button City is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
• Cardtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cardtown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
• Columbus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Guideboard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Guideboard is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
• Leonardsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardsville <1>
• Moscow Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
• Robinson Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
• Sages Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
• Silver Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Silver Lake is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>
• Sweets
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sweets is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets

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

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

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Columbus Quarter to Norwich, 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'