Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cornwall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cornwall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cornwall
- 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:
- 41.843874, -73.329697
- 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
- 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since Cornwall is near Dutchess County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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 Cornwall ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Cornwall.
Within Connecticut, the name Cornwall is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Idaho
- Latah County
- This Cornwall is located in Latah County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cornwall that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Cornwall.
- Shoshone County
- This Cornwall is located in Shoshone County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km] to the west northwest of the Cornwall that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Cornwall.
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Cornwall lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cornwall that is located in Litchfield County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Cornwall lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cornwall that is located in Litchfield County.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornwall ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <4>
- Drakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Falls Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Village
- Falls Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Village <4>
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
- Kelly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Lime Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
- Lower City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Mitcheltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitcheltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
- Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County
- Yelping Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelping Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cornwall and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Cornwall to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,205 miles [6,767.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cornwall: www.cornwallct.org/
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' (or 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- Cornwall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornwall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8439, Longitude: -73.3297 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cornwall 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.409 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.099 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.844 degrees. |