Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lutheranville:
  • 42.584798, -74.640981
  • 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 Lutheranville

• 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 Lutheranville is near Otsego County and also Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Lutheranville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutheranville ...

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.

• Arabia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Arabia is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Charlotteville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <1>
• Clove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clove is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Elk Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elk Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
• Eminence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eminence is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Furnaceville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
• Gothicville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gothicville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
• Greenbush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Janesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Lawyersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Maple Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley

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

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

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lutheranville to Schoharie, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 44 miles [70.8 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'