Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Cochecton:
  • 41.715366, -75.015722
  • 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 East Cochecton

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since East Cochecton is near Wayne County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 East Cochecton

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Cochecton ...

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.

• Basket
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Basket is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
• Damascus
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Damascus is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Falls Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
• Fallsdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fallsdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsdale
• Hilltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Hunts Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunts Corners is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
• Lava
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lava is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
• Narrowsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Narrowsburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrowsburg <1>
• Smallwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Smallwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smallwood <1>
• Stalker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stalker is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Cochecton to Monticello, 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'