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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 Canterbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canterbury 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 Canterbury:
    • 41.698389, -71.971138
    • 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 Canterbury
  • 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 Canterbury ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Canterbury.

Within Connecticut, the name Canterbury is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Canterbury is located in Madison County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Canterbury.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Canterbury is located in Kent County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Canterbury.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Canterbury is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Canterbury.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Canterbury is located in Baltimore County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Canterbury.
      • Carroll County
      • This Canterbury is located in Carroll County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Canterbury.
      • Talbot County
      • This Canterbury is located in Talbot County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Canterbury.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Canterbury is located in Wicomico County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Canterbury.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Canterbury lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Canterbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Canterbury.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Orange County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Canterbury.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Canterbury is located in Pitt County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Canterbury.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Canterbury [Clark County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Canterbury is located in York County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Canterbury.
    • Quebec
      • This Canterbury lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Canterbury is located in Cherokee County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Canterbury.
      • Greenville County
      • This Canterbury is located in Greenville County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Canterbury.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Canterbury is located in Greenwood County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Canterbury.
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This Canterbury is located in Culpeper County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Canterbury.
      • Henrico County
      • This Canterbury is located in Henrico County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Canterbury.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Canterbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Canterbury.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Canterbury is located in Mingo County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Canterbury that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Canterbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canterbury ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in New London County
  • Hopeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in New London County
  • Moosup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Packer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer
    • Packer is located in Windham County
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stetson Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
    • Stetson Corner is located in Windham County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Canterbury to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 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 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,150 miles [6,678.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canterbury. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canterbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canterbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6984, Longitude: -71.9711    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canterbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Canterbury 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Canterbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.614 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.18 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.31 degrees.




 

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