Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooperstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooperstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooperstown
- 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 Cooperstown:
- 42.699624, -74.928417
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cooperstown
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Cooperstown is near Herkimer County and also Schoharie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- eBird sighting report for Schoharie 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cooperstown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Cooperstown.
Within New York, the name Cooperstown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Stanislaus County
- This Cooperstown is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Cooperstown.
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cooperstown [Habersham County].
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Cooperstown is located in Brown County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Cooperstown.
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Cooperstown is located in Logan County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cooperstown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Cooperstown is located in Burlington County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Cooperstown.
- North Dakota
- Griggs County
- This Cooperstown is located in Griggs County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Griggs County community of Cooperstown.
- Ohio
- Sandusky County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sandusky County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Cooperstown.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Cooperstown is located in Butler County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cooperstown.
- Venango County
- This Cooperstown is located in Venango County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Cooperstown.
- Westmoreland County
- This Cooperstown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Cooperstown.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- This Cooperstown is located in Manitowoc County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cooperstown that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Cooperstown.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooperstown ...
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.
- Cattown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Field Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Fly Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
- Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <5>
- Index
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
- Lentsville is located in Otsego County
- Oaksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pierstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Summit Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Toddsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
- Toddsville is located in Otsego County
- Whig Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whig Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners
- Whig Corners is located in Otsego County
How Far From Cooperstown 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 village such as Cooperstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooperstown and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cooperstown to Albany, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooperstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooperstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooperstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6996, Longitude: -74.9284 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cooperstown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooperstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cooperstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.28 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.22 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.175 degrees. |