Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Hero:
  • 44.841709, -73.267631
  • 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 North Hero

• 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 Grand Isle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Grand Isle County
  • Since North Hero is near Clinton County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 North Hero ...

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.

• Chazy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy
  • Chazy is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chazy <1>
• Chazy Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chazy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
  • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County (NY)
• Georgia Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
  • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
• Gordon Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
  • Gordon Landing is located in Grand Isle County
• Grand Isle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <1>
• Grand Isle Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle Station
  • Grand Isle Station is located in Grand Isle County
• Greens Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
  • Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
• Highgate Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Center
  • Highgate Center is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Center <1>
• Highgate Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Falls
  • Highgate Falls is located in Franklin County
• Highgate Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
  • Highgate Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Springs <1>
• Pearl
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
• Rocky Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Clinton County (NY)

How Far From North Hero to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Hero to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Hero and extending to:

• North Hero, which is the Seat of Grand Isle County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from North Hero to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> 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 453 miles [729 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Hero. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/