Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pierstown:
  • 42.771740, -74.912653
  • 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 Pierstown

• 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Since Pierstown is near Herkimer County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Pierstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pierstown ...

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.

• Cattown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cattown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
  • Cattown has also been known as:
  • Cat Town
• Chase
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chase is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Cherry Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
• Field Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fly Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <1>
• Index
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Index is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Lentsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lentsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
• Oaksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
• Pleasant Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Roseboom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseboom is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboom <1>
• Summit Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
• Toddsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Toddsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville
• Whig Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whig Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners

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

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

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Pierstown to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'