Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amston
- 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 Amston:
- 41.625377, -72.342881
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Amston
- 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 Tolland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Since Amston is near New London County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- eBird sighting report for Hartford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amston ...
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.
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <2>
- Coventry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
- Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Hartford County
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
- Heilwield Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Hope Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Tolland County
- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Skinnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
- Village Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Williams Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
How Far From Amston 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 Amston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Amston and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Amston to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,169 miles [6,709.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6254, Longitude: -72.3429 |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Amston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.428 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.51 degrees. |