Cooperstown is located in Central New York State, about 1 and a half hours west-south-west of Albany, 1 hour south of Utica, and an hour east-north-east of Binghampton. It is within 4 hours of New York City and Boston and 4 hours from Philadelphia. Click here for a map of Upstate NY and the Cooperstown area.
On I-88 take Exit 17 (Cooperstown). Turn onto Rt. 28 going north or west. Follow Rt. 28 for 9.5 miles until the stop light in Milford (Not Milford Center!) Take a right onto Rt. 166 and go 4.9 miles. You will pass a small airport on your right. Shortly after the airport you will see a crossing with a sign saying "Westville". There is a collapsed barn on the far right side of the crossing. Turn right. Cross the creek and turn right at the T-junction after 0.6 miles. Go 0.3 miles and turn left onto "Westville Gulf Road". There is a sign, but the road is sometimes a little hard to see. Once you've found Westville Gulf Road, you'll see a large house up ahead after 0.3 miles on the right. Park your car in front and come on in.
Exit the New York Thruway at sign for Rt.28 (Mohawk) and Cooperstown and head south. In Richfield Springs turn left onto Rt. 20 east. Exit Rt. 20 at sign for Cherry Valley and Rt. 166. Continue on Rt. 166 south towards Milford for circa 17 miles. On the left you will see a sign for "Westville" across the road from a fallen barn. ( If you pass an airport on your left you have gone too far on 166.) Take the left turn for Westville and go 0.6 miles to a T-junction with Rt.35. Turn right and go 0.3 miles to "Westville Gulf Road" which is on the left. Turn here and go up hill 0.3 miles to the grey house on the right, 154 Westville Gulf Rd. Park on road or to the left of the driveway.
Exit the New York Thruway at sign for Rt.28 (Mohawk) and Cooperstown. Take Rt.28 south towards Coopestown. Rt.28 joins Rt. 80 and they both enter Cooperstown together at a T junction of Glen Ave. (Rt.28) and Chestnut St. Turn left onto Chestnut and go one tenth of a mile to Susquehanna Ave. Turn right onto Susquehanna and proceed for 1.3 miles through town. You go through two stop signs, across a small stone bridge, by a new gym on the right and then you cross a second bridge. Bear left after the bridge- there is a sign to the very left saying Rt. 52, very hard to see- and follow main road which has a double middle stripe over the hill. 2.8 miles later you will come to a T junction with Rt 166. Turn right onto 166 and go circa 3 miles. On the left you will see a sign for Westville across from a fallen barn. Take the left turn for Westville and go 0.6 miles to a T-junction with Rt.35. Turn right and go 0.3 miles to "Westville Gulf Road" which is on the left. Turn here and go up hill 0.3 miles to the grey house on the right, 154 Westville Gulf Rd. Park on road or to the left of the driveway.
Head west on Main Street (The Baseball Hall of Fame will be on your left and the lake on your right). Turn left at the stop light onto Chestnut street. Go one tenth of a mile to Susquehanna Ave. Turn right onto Susquehanna and proceed for 1.3 miles through town. You go through two stop signs, across a small stone bridge, by a new gym on the right and cross a second bridge. Bear left after the bridge- there is a sign to the very left saying Rt. 52, very hard to see- and follow main road which has a double middle stripe over the hill. 2.8 miles later you will come to a T-junction with Rt 166. Turn right onto 166 and go circa 3 miles. On the left you will see a sign for Westville across from a fallen barn. Take the left turn for Westville and go 0.6 miles to a T junction with Rt.35. Turn right and go 0.3 miles to "Westville Gulf Road" which is on the left. Turn here and go up hill 0.3 miles to the grey house on the right, 154 Westville Gulf Rd. Park on road or to the left of the driveway.