Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hyndsville:
  • 42.685631, -74.561531
  • 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 Hyndsville

• 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 Hyndsville is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Hyndsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyndsville ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clove is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Furnaceville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
• Gilbert Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Gothicville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gothicville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
• Greenbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Janesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Lawyersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Little York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little York is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Mineral Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs

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

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

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hyndsville to Schoharie, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). 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 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five 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 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,227 miles [6,802.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'