Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Place 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 Place Corners:
  • 42.367028, -73.991521
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Place 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Place Corners is near Albany County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Place 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.

• Cairo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
• Freehold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freehold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
  • Freehold is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freehold <2>
• Gayhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
  • Gayhead is located in Greene County
• Grapeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
  • Grapeville is located in Greene County
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
• Lambs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
  • Lambs Corner is located in Albany County
• Paradise Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
  • Paradise Hill is located in Greene County
• Result
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Result have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Result
  • Result is located in Greene County
• Surprise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Surprise is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Place Corners and extending to:

• Catskill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Place Corners to Catskill, with an average speed<4> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Place Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/