Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Exeter:
  • 42.802294, -75.149605
  • 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 Exeter

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Exeter ...

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.

• Cattown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cattown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
  • Cattown has also been known as:
  • Cat Town
• Cedarville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Dogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Hitching Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
• Leonardsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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 west)
  • Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
• Oaksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
• Patent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Patent is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
• Pecktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
• Robinson Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
• Scotch Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
• Sweets
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweets is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
• Woods Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

How Far From West Exeter to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Exeter 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 Exeter and extending to:

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Exeter 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 71 miles [114.3 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 about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 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 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'