Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fonda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fonda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fonda
- 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 Fonda:
- 42.953603, -74.372009
- 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 Fonda
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Fonda is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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
Communities Also Named Fonda ...
We found seven communities that share the name Fonda.
Within New York, the name Fonda is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fonda ...
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.
- Cork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Currytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <4>
- Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gloversville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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 <4>
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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 <4>
- Kecks Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
- Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
- Lost Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
- Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Montgomery County
- Rural Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
- Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Tribes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribes Hill
- Tribes Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribes Hill <4>
How Far From Fonda 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 village such as Fonda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fonda and extending to:
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Fonda to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 312 miles [502.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fonda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fonda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fonda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9536, Longitude: -74.3720 In this case, the coordinates for Fonda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fonda could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fonda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.907 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.842 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.798 degrees. |