Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huntersland:
  • 42.570909, -74.259581
  • 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 Huntersland

• 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 Huntersland is near Albany County and also Schenectady 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 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 Huntersland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntersland ...

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.

• Bramanville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Breakabeen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
• Cooksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
• Flat Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Greenbush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Lambs Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Manorkill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
• Medusa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medusa is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medusa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medusa <1>
• Mineral Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Owlsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Owlsville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlsville
• Potter Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
• Quaker Street
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Street is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Street <1>
• Wolf Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Hill is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill

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

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

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Huntersland to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,219 miles [6,789.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'