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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gilbert Corners:
    • 42.783963, -74.551806
    • 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 Gilbert 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
    • Since Gilbert Corners is near Montgomery County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Gilbert Corners

Communities Also Named Gilbert Corners ...

We found three communities that are also named Gilbert Corners.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Gilbert Corners.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Gilbert Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Putnam County
      • This Gilbert Corners is located in Putnam County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gilbert Corners that is located in Schoharie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Gilbert Corners.
    • Saratoga County
      • This Gilbert Corners is located in Saratoga County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gilbert Corners that is located in Schoharie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Gilbert Corners.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Gilbert Corners is located in Fairfield County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gilbert Corners that is located in Schoharie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Gilbert Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbert 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.

  • Clove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clove is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
  • Currytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
  • Flat Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Janesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Lawyersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
  • Leesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Little York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little York is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Mapletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
  • Marshville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Root Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Root Center is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
  • Rural Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove

How Far From Gilbert Corners 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 community such as Gilbert Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbert Corners to Schoharie, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilbert Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Gilbert Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilbert Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7840, Longitude: -74.5518       In this case, the coordinates for Gilbert Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.038 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.962 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.961 degrees.