Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Schuyler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Schuyler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Schuyler
- 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 Schuyler:
- 43.053681, -75.074325
- 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 East Schuyler
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Since East Schuyler is near Oneida County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Schuyler ...
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.
- Cranes Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Cranes Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Days Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Corners
- Days Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
- Getman Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Getman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Corners
- Getman Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Gulph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Heritage Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Oneida County
- Irish Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
- Irish Settlement is located in Herkimer County
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <2>
- Spinnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerville
- Spinnerville is located in Herkimer County
How Far From East Schuyler 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 Schuyler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Schuyler and extending to:
- Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from East Schuyler to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Schuyler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Schuyler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Schuyler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0537, Longitude: -75.0743 In this case, the coordinates for East Schuyler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Schuyler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.08 degrees. |