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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 Stetsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stetsonville 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 Stetsonville:
    • 42.599798, -75.196832
    • 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 Stetsonville
  • 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 Stetsonville is near Chenango County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Stetsonville

Communities Also Named Stetsonville ...

We found one communities that are also named Stetsonville.

Within New York, the name Stetsonville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Stetsonville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Taylor County
      • This Stetsonville is located in Taylor County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stetsonville that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Stetsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stetsonville ...

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.

  • Cardtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardtown
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Fall Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fall Bridge is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Bridge
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Jones Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jones Crossing is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lena is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mount Vision
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Patent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Patent is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
  • Robinson Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
  • Sages Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sages Crossing is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sages Crossing
  • Scotch Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Welcome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Stetsonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stetsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stetsonville and extending to:

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stetsonville to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 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 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stetsonville) 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 Stetsonville 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 Stetsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5998, Longitude: -75.1968       In this case, the coordinates for Stetsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.456 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.403 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.346 degrees.