Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Derby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derby and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Derby
- 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 Derby:
- 41.327842, -73.085961
- 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 Derby
- 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 New Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- Since Derby is near Fairfield County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Derby ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Derby.
Within Connecticut, the name Derby is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Derby is located in Adams County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the west of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Derby.
- Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Derby [Arapahoe County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Ford County
- This Derby is located in Ford County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Derby.
- Saline County
- This Derby is located in Saline County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the west southwest of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Derby.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Hancock 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 Mississippi community of Derby [Hancock County].
- Pearl River County
- This Derby is located in Pearl River County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pearl River County community of Derby.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Derby lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Derby lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Prince George 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 Virginia community of Derby [Prince George County].
- Wise County
- This Derby is located in Wise County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Derby that is located in New Haven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Derby.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Derby ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bethany
- From Derby to Bethany
- Highwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Long Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Hill
- From Derby to Long Hill
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Pecks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Mill
- Pecks Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Pine Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
- Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Bridge
- From Derby to Pine Bridge
- Pine Rock Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Rock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rock Park
- Pine Rock Park is located in Fairfield County
- Quaker Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
- Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
- Sea Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Silver Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in New Haven County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Derby to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Derby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Derby and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Derby to Hartford, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 267 miles [429.7 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,213 miles [6,780.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Derby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Derby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3278, Longitude: -73.0860 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Derby 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> | 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 Derby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Derby 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 305.326 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.921 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.979 degrees. |