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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pottersville:
    • 43.732742, -73.825401
    • 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 Pottersville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Pottersville ...

We found nine communities that share the name Pottersville.

Within New York, the name Pottersville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pottersville [Pike County].
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • This Pottersville is located in Owen County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Pottersville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Pottersville is located in Bristol County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Pottersville.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • Although located in Callaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Pottersville.
      • Howell County
      • This Pottersville is located in Howell County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Pottersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Pottersville.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Pottersville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • This Pottersville is located in Newport County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Pottersville.
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Pottersville is located in Lamoille County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pottersville that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Pottersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pottersville ...

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.

  • Chestertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
    • Chestertown is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
  • Irishtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irishtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
    • Irishtown is located in Essex County
  • Johnsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pudding Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pudding Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pudding Hollow
    • Pudding Hollow is located in Essex County
  • Riverbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Riverbank is located in Warren County
  • Severance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sodom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Sodom is located in Warren County
  • Starbuckville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuckville
    • Starbuckville is located in Warren County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pottersville and extending to:

  • Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pottersville to Lake George, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pottersville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pottersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pottersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7327, Longitude: -73.8254    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pottersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pottersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.468 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.477 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.165 degrees.









 

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