Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Speculator:
  • 43.549285, -74.369693
  • 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 Speculator

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Speculator is near Warren County and also Herkimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer 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 Speculator

Curious and Interesting Names Near Speculator ...

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.

• Bakertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakertown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Edwards Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Hill
• Fullers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fullers is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Griffin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Indian Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Lake <1>
• Oregon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Pumpkin Hollow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Hollow is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hollow
• Shaker Place
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaker Place is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Place

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

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

• Lake Pleasant, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Speculator to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'