Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Edmeston

• 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 West Edmeston:
  • 42.763405, -75.278221
  • 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 West Edmeston

• 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 West Edmeston is near Madison County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 West Edmeston

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Edmeston ...

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.

• Button City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Button City is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
• Columbus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Guideboard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Guideboard is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
• Leonardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leonardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardsville <1>
• Lloydsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Moscow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
• Pecktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
• Robinson Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
• Sweets
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweets is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Edmeston and extending to:

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Edmeston to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 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 5,663 miles [9,113.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'