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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 Richfield Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richfield Springs 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 Richfield Springs:
    • 42.853701, -74.986096
    • 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 Richfield Springs
  • 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 Richfield Springs 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 Richfield Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Richfield Springs ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cattown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
    • Cattown has also been known as:
    • Cat Town
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Days Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Days Rock is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Rock
  • Deck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deck is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Dogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Edicks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Fly Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Getman Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Getman Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Corners
  • Hitching Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
  • Jordanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kingdom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kingdom is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lentsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lentsville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
    • Oaksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
    • Paines Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
    • Pecktown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
    • Pierstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierstown is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierstown
    • Spinnerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Spinnerville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerville

How Far From Richfield Springs 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 village such as Richfield Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Richfield Springs to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,647 miles [9,088 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 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richfield Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Richfield Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richfield Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8537, Longitude: -74.9861       In this case, the coordinates for Richfield Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.298 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.265 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.131 degrees.