Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eppie Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eppie Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eppie 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 Eppie Corners:
- 43.005350, -74.470694
- 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 Eppie 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Eppie Corners is near Montgomery County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eppie 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.
- Cook Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corners
- Cook Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Cork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Glasgow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Mills
- Glasgow Mills is located in Fulton County
- Gloversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
- Gloversville is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <2>
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <2>
- Kecks Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
- Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
- Randall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Scotchbrush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchbrush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchbrush
- Scotchbrush is located in Fulton County
How Far From Eppie Corners 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 Eppie Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eppie Corners and extending to:
- Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Eppie Corners to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,212 miles [6,778.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eppie Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eppie Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eppie Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0054, Longitude: -74.4707 In this case, the coordinates for Eppie Corners 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 Eppie Corners 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 305.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.912 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.819 degrees. |