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

When in Cornwall Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornwall Bridge 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 Cornwall Bridge:
    • 41.818706, -73.370953
    • 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 Cornwall Bridge
  • 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 Cornwall Bridge ...

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.

  • Corner of the Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner of the Pines
    • Corner of the Pines is located in Litchfield County
  • Cornwall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Flanders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Litchfield County
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
  • Kelly Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
    • Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
  • Kent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
    • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County
  • Lime Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
  • Lower City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
    • Lower City is located in Litchfield County
  • Mitcheltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitcheltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
    • Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County
  • Yelping Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelping Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelping Hill
    • Yelping Hill is located in Litchfield County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cornwall Bridge to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 279 miles [449 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,208 miles [6,772.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Cornwall Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornwall Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8187, Longitude: -73.3710       In this case, the coordinates for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cornwall Bridge 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 305.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.126 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.875 degrees.









 

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