Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hatchs Corners:
  • 43.178125, -75.507399
  • 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 Hatchs 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Since Hatchs Corners is near Albany County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hatchs Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatchs 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.

• Air City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Air City is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
• Brewers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
• Churchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Churchville is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Greenway
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenway is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Greenway Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenway Corners is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Corners
• Liberty Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Gardens
• Mohawk Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mohawk Gardens is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Gardens
• Paradise Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Stacy Basin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stacy Basin is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Basin
• Willow Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Place is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hatchs Corners and extending to:

• Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hatchs Corners to Utica, 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'