Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dempster Corners:
  • 43.089238, -74.581254
  • 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 Dempster Corners

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Dempster Corners is near Montgomery County and also Herkimer 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 Herkimer 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 Dempster Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dempster Corners ...

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.

• Bliss Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bliss Corner is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
• Canada Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Canada Lake is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Lake
• Cork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cork is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Glasgow Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Mills
• Lotville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lotville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
• Middle Sprite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
• Rockwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Scotchbrush
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Scotchbrush is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchbrush

How Far From Dempster Corners 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 community such as Dempster Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dempster Corners to Johnstown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,214 miles [6,781.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'