Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sherburne Four 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 Sherburne Four Corners:
  • 42.648126, -75.546570
  • 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 Sherburne Four 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 Chenango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
  • Since Sherburne Four Corners is near Madison County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Sherburne Four Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherburne Four 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.

• Beaver Meadow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
• Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Earlville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Earlville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <1>
• Five Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Galena
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Galena is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Plasterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plasterville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plasterville
• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Polkville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Polkville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
• Poolville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poolville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Randallsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Randallsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
• Springvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

How Far From Sherburne Four Corners 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 community such as Sherburne Four 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 Sherburne Four Corners and extending to:

• Norwich, which is the Seat of Chenango County, lies just to the South.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sherburne Four Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'