Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whig 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 Whig Corners:
  • 42.709797, -74.894320
  • 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 Whig 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 Whig Corners is near Herkimer County and also Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 Whig Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whig 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.

• Cattown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cattown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattown
  • Cattown has also been known as:
  • Cat Town
• Chase
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chase is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fly Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fly Creek is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fly Creek <1>
• Index
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Index is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Lentsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lentsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
• Maple Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Valley is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Oaksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oaksville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaksville
• Pierstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pierstown is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierstown
• Pleasant Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Roseboom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roseboom is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboom <1>
• Summit Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
• Toddsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Toddsville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddsville

How Far From Whig 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 Whig 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 Whig Corners and extending to:

• Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Whig Corners to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'