Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hale Eddy:
  • 42.003696, -75.382953
  • 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 Hale Eddy

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Hale Eddy is near Wayne County and also Broome County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome 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 Hale Eddy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hale Eddy ...

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.

• Apex
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Apex is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deposit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <1>
• Gulf Summit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
• Kerry Siding
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kerry Siding is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry Siding
• Kerryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kerryville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerryville
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Starlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Starlight is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starlight <1>
• Stevens Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
• Winterdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterdale is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale

How Far From Hale Eddy 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 Hale Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hale Eddy to Delhi, 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,288 miles [6,900.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'