Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vorman 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 Vorman Corners:
  • 42.505354, -74.551537
  • 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 Vorman 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 Schoharie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
  • Since Vorman Corners is near Delaware County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Vorman Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vorman 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.

• Arabia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Arabia is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Breakabeen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
• Charlotteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <1>
• Eminence
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eminence is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
• Flat Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Furnaceville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
• Grand Gorge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grand Gorge is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gorge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Gorge <1>
• Greenbush
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Hobart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <1>
• Lutheranville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutheranville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheranville
• Owlsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Owlsville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlsville

How Far From Vorman Corners 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 Vorman 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 Vorman Corners and extending to:

• Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vorman Corners to Schoharie, 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 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 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,234 miles [6,814 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'