Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Van Hornesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Hornesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Van Hornesville
- 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 Van Hornesville:
- 42.895072, -74.827650
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Van Hornesville
- 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Since Van Hornesville is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Hornesville ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <2>
- Days Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Deck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Edicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Fordsbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Montgomery County
- Indian Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Castle
- Indian Castle is located in Herkimer County
- Jordanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Jordanville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordanville <2>
- Kingdom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Paines Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Salt Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springville
- Salt Springville is located in Montgomery County
- Sprout Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprout Brook
- Sprout Brook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprout Brook <2>
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Herkimer County
- Valley Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Van Hornesville 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 Van Hornesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Van Hornesville and extending to:
- Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Van Hornesville to Herkimer, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,231 miles [6,809.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Hornesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Van Hornesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Hornesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8951, Longitude: -74.8277 In this case, the coordinates for Van Hornesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Van Hornesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.038 degrees. |