Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chester and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chester
- 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 Chester:
- 41.403075, -72.450899
- 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 Chester
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Chester is near New London County and also New Haven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New London 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 Chester ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Chester.
Within Connecticut, the name Chester is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 43 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Chester, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Chester [Douglas County].
- Gray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chester [Gray County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chester [Jefferson County].
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- Although located in Mason County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Chester.
- Montgomery 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 Kentucky community of Chester [Montgomery County].
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Chester [Perry County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Chester [Newton County].
- Nodaway 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 Missouri community of Chester [Nodaway County].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lancaster County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Chester.
- Thayer County
- This Chester is located in Thayer County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the west of the Chester that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thayer County community of Chester.
- New Brunswick
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Chester lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chester that is located in Middlesex County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 3,221 miles [5,183.7 km]<2> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chester ...
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.
- Arnolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
- Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
- Cedar Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Deep River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep River <5>
- Goodspeeds Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodspeeds Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeeds Landing
- Goodspeeds Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Little Haddam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
- Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Lord Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lord Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Corner
- Lord Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Chester 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 Chester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chester and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chester to Hartford, with an average speed<7> 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 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chester: www.chesterct.com/
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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 Chester 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4031, Longitude: -72.4509 |
| <3> | 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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Chester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.939 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.496 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.664 degrees. |