Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Danbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Danbury
- 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 Danbury:
- 41.395575, -73.453629
- 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 Danbury
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Danbury is near Putnam County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 Danbury ...
We found nine communities that share the name Danbury.
Within Connecticut, the name Danbury is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Danbury lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danbury ...
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.
- Aqua Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aqua Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
- Aqua Vista is located in Fairfield County
- Chimney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
- Deforest Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Dodgingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
- Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Fairfield County
- Fox Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lonetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Obtuse Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obtuse Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obtuse Hill
- Obtuse Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Peach Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
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- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Fairfield County
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Topstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County
- Wildmans Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildmans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildmans Landing
- Wildmans Landing is located in Fairfield County
- Snug Harbor
How Far From Danbury 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 city such as Danbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danbury and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Danbury to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,227 miles [6,802.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Danbury: www.ci.danbury.ct.us/
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- Danbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3956, Longitude: -73.4536 |
| <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 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 Danbury 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 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 Danbury 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 305.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.17 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.11 degrees. |