Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avon
- 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 Avon:
- 41.794543, -72.857878
- 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 Avon
- 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Since Avon is near Litchfield County and also New Haven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- eBird sighting report for New Haven 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 Avon ...
We found two communities that share the name Avon.
Within Connecticut, the name Avon is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avon ...
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.
- Barber Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Corner
- Barber Corner is located in Hartford County
- Case Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Case Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Corner
- Case Corner is located in Hartford County
- Cherry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cherry Park is located in Hartford County
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Firetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Forestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Hartford County
- Lovely Street
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely Street
- Lovely Street is located in Hartford County
- Pine Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
- Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <3>
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <3>
- Puddle Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
- Tootin' Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tootin' Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tootin' Hills
- Tootin' Hills is located in Hartford County
- Town Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Whigville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Whigville is located in Hartford County
How Far From Avon 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 Avon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avon and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Avon to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,186 miles [6,736.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Avon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7945, Longitude: -72.8579 In this case, the coordinates for Avon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Avon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.657 degrees. |