Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lindsley 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 Lindsley Corners:
  • 43.172849, -74.368749
  • 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 Lindsley 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Lindsley Corners is near Hamilton County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga 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 Lindsley Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindsley 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.

• Canada Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Canada Lake is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Lake
• Cork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cork is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Cranberry Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
• Glasgow Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasgow Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Mills
• Gloversville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <1>
• Peters Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peters Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
• Progress
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Red Bunch Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bunch Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bunch Corners
• Riceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rockwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Sweets Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sweets Crossing is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Crossing

How Far From Lindsley Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindsley Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lindsley Corners to Johnstown, with an average speed<3> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,201 miles [6,760.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'