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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 Danbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danbury and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Danbury
Communities Also Named Danbury ...
We found nine communities that are also named Danbury.
Within Connecticut, the name Danbury is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of nine communities that are located 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
- Woodbury County
- This Danbury is located in Woodbury County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the west of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Danbury.
- Nebraska
- Red Willow County
- This Danbury is located in Red Willow County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<1> to the west of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Danbury.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Danbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Danbury.
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- This Danbury is located in Stokes County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Danbury.
- North Dakota
- Emmons County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Danbury [Emmons County].
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Danbury is located in Ottawa County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the west of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Danbury.
- 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
- Brazoria County
- This Danbury is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Danbury.
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Danbury is located in Burnett County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Danbury that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Danbury.
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)
- Aqua Vista is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
- Chimney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deforest Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fox Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lonetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lonetown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetown
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Obtuse Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obtuse Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obtuse Hill
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peach Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Topstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wildmans Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wildmans Landing is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildmans Landing
How Far From Danbury 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Danbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.11 degrees. |
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