Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fultonville:
  • 42.946323, -74.370427
  • 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 Fultonville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Fultonville is near Fulton County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Fultonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fultonville ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cork is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Currytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
• Fort Hunter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <1>
• Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Gloversville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <1>
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <1>
• Kecks Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
• Lost Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Progress
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Randall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rural Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove
• Tribes Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tribes Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribes Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribes Hill <1>

How Far From Fultonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Fultonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fultonville and extending to:

• Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Fultonville to Albany, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'