Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Weber 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 Weber Corners:
  • 42.715075, -74.655422
  • 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 Weber 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Since Weber Corners is near Schoharie County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Weber Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weber 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.

• Cherry Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
• Clove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clove is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Furnaceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Furnaceville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
• Gilbert Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Gothicville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gothicville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothicville
• Janesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Janesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Lawyersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Leesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leesville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Maple Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Pleasant Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Roseboom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roseboom is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboom <1>

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

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Weber Corners to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,230 miles [6,807.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'