Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Red Bunch 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 Red Bunch Corners:
  • 43.076462, -74.259300
  • 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 Red Bunch 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 Red Bunch Corners is near Montgomery County and also Saratoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Red Bunch Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bunch 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.

• Cranberry Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
• Fish House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish House is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish House
• Gloversville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Hill Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Corners
• Honeywell Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Honeywell Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywell Corners
• Johnstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <1>
• Progress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Progress is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Riceville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riceville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Stairs Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stairs Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stairs Corners
• Union Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Vail Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Vail Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Mills

How Far From Red Bunch 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 Red Bunch 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 Red Bunch Corners and extending to:

• Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Red Bunch Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,200 miles [6,759.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'