Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fultonham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fultonham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fultonham
- 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 Fultonham:
- 42.568409, -74.395419
- 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 Fultonham
- 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Fultonham is near Albany County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albany 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
Communities Also Named Fultonham ...
We found one communities that share the name Fultonham.
Within New York, the name Fultonham is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Fultonham in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fultonham ...
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.
- Bramanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
- Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
- Breakabeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakabeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Huntersland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Owlsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Fultonham 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 Fultonham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fultonham and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Fultonham to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fultonham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fultonham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fultonham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5684, Longitude: -74.3954 In this case, the coordinates for Fultonham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fultonham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.968 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.847 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.989 degrees. |