Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hartwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartwick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hartwick
- 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 Hartwick:
- 42.659867, -75.048874
- 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 Hartwick
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Hartwick is near Chenango County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chenango County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Hartwick ...
We found two communities that share the name Hartwick.
Within New York, the name Hartwick is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartwick ...
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.
- Cattown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
- Cattown is located in Otsego County
- Cattown has also been known as:
- Cat Town
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fall Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Bridge
- Fall Bridge is located in Otsego County
- Field Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Fly Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
- Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <4>
- Index
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Vision
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vision
- Mount Vision is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vision <4>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Patent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Scotch Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
- Summit Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Toddsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
- Toddsville is located in Otsego County
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Oaksville
How Far From Hartwick 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 community such as Hartwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartwick and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hartwick to Albany, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,249 miles [6,838.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hartwick: www.hartwickny.com/
The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6599, Longitude: -75.0489 |
| <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 Hartwick 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 Hartwick 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 306.359 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.302 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.25 degrees. |