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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Augerville:
    • 41.372042, -72.905935
    • 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 Augerville
  • 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Haven County
    • Since Augerville is near Fairfield County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Augerville

Communities Also Named Augerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Augerville.

Within Connecticut, the name Augerville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Augerville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Augerville is located in Champaign County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the west of the Augerville that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Augerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Augerville ...

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.

  • Armoryville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Armoryville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Centerville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Foxon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxon is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxon
  • Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Liberia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Liberia is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
  • Spring Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spring Glen is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen

How Far From Augerville 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 Augerville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augerville and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Augerville to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,203 miles [6,764.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Augerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Augerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3720, Longitude: -72.9059       In this case, the coordinates for Augerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.213 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.801 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.879 degrees.