Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Schoharie Junction

• 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 Schoharie Junction:
  • 42.722575, -74.324855
  • 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 Schoharie Junction

• 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 Schoharie Junction is near Montgomery County and also Schenectady 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 Schenectady 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 Schoharie Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schoharie Junction ...

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.

• Braman Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
• Bramanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Dwelly Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dwelly Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwelly Corners
• Greenbush
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Huntersland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
• Lawyersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Little York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little York is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Lost Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Mineral Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Quaker Street
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Street is located in Schenectady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Street
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Street <1>
• Root Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Root Center is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
• Rural Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove

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

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

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Schoharie Junction to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 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 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 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,216 miles [6,785 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'