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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 Treadwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Treadwell 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 Treadwell:
    • 42.342304, -75.051276
    • 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 Treadwell
  • 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Treadwell is near Otsego County and also Oswego 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 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 Treadwell

Communities Also Named Treadwell ...

We found three communities that are also named Treadwell.

Within New York, the name Treadwell is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Murray County
      • This Treadwell is located in Murray County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Treadwell that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Treadwell.
    • Ontario
      • This Treadwell lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the north of the Treadwell that is located in Delaware County.
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Treadwell is located in Clarke County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Treadwell that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Treadwell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Treadwell ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Arabia is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Bloomville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Butts Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Butts Corner is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ivanhoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Lake Delaware
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
  • Mallory Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
  • Maple Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maryland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinesville is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
  • Rootville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rootville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
  • Sand Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Toll Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner
  • Trout Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Treadwell 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Treadwell) 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 Treadwell 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 Treadwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3423, Longitude: -75.0513       In this case, the coordinates for Treadwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.396 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.293 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.396 degrees.