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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 Richmondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmondville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Richmondville:
- 42.634402, -74.563850
- 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 Richmondville
- 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Richmondville is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Richmondville
Communities Also Named Richmondville ...
We found one communities that are also named Richmondville.
Within New York, the name Richmondville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Richmondville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Richmondville is located in Sanilac County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Richmondville that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Richmondville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmondville ...
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.
- Arabia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arabia is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Bramanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
- Charlotteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clove is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eminence is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Furnaceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Gothicville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gothicville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheranville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheranville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheranville
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Richmondville 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 village such as Richmondville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmondville and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Richmondville to Schoharie, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 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 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richmondville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Richmondville 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 Richmondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6344, Longitude: -74.5639 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.036 degrees. |
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