Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goose City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goose City
- 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 Goose City:
- 42.961191, -72.791485
- 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 Goose City
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Goose City is near Bennington County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bennington County
- eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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
Communities Also Named Goose City ...
We found one communities that share the name Goose City.
Within Vermont, the name Goose City is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Goose City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wallace County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Goose City [Wallace County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose City ...
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.
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <3>
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
- French Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hollow
- French Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Green River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Windham County
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Harmonyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Harmonyville is located in Windham County
- Heartwellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwellville
- Heartwellville is located in Bennington County
- Pikes Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikes Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Falls
- Pikes Falls is located in Windham County
- Piper Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Ridge
- Piper Ridge is located in Bennington County
- Podunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- Podunk is located in Windham County
How Far From Goose City 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 Goose City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Goose City and extending to:
- Newfane, which is the Seat of Windham County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<4> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Goose City to Montpelier, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goose City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Goose City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goose City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goose City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9612, Longitude: -72.7915 In this case, the coordinates for Goose City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Goose City 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 304.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.752 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.058 degrees. |