Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watsonville
- 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 Watsonville:
- 42.584798, -74.389585
- 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 Watsonville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
- Since Watsonville is near Albany County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albany County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Watsonville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Watsonville.
Within New York, the name Watsonville is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Wilcox County
- This Watsonville is located in Wilcox County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Watsonville that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Watsonville.
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km]<1> to the west of the Watsonville that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Watsonville.
- Kansas
- Comanche County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watsonville [Comanche County].
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Watsonville [Emmet County].
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Watsonville [Rowan County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Watsonville [McKean County].
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Watsonville is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Watsonville that is located in Schoharie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Watsonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watsonville ...
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.
- Bramanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
- Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
- Breakabeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakabeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
- Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
- Clove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Eminence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County
- Greenbush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Huntersland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersland
- Huntersland is located in Schoharie County
- Lawyersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Owlsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Watsonville 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 Watsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watsonville and extending to:
- Schoharie, which is the Seat of Schoharie County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Watsonville to Albany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 289 miles [465.1 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 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 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,224 miles [6,797.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Schoharie County: www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5848, Longitude: -74.3896 In this case, the coordinates for Watsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Watsonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Watsonville 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 305.962 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.844 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.979 degrees. |