Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Field Crossing:
  • 42.677575, -75.030992
  • 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 Field Crossing

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Since Field Crossing is near Herkimer County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Field Crossing

Communities Also Named Field Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Field Crossing.

Within New York, the name Field Crossing is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Field Crossing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Petersburg City
    • This Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Field Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Field Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Field Crossing ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cattown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
  • Cattown has also been known as:
  • Cat Town
• Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chase is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Fly Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <2>
• Index
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Index is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Jones Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Lena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Oaksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
• Patent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Patent is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
• Scotch Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
• Summit Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
• Toddsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Toddsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville

How Far From Field Crossing 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 Field Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Field Crossing and extending to:

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Field Crossing to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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 281 miles [452.2 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 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'