Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in East Cornwall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Cornwall and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East 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 East Cornwall:
  • 41.809262, -73.307340
  • 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 East 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 East Cornwall is near Dutchess County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • eBird sighting report for Hartford 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
• Cornwall Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Drakeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
  • Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
• Flanders
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Grappaville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
  • Grappaville 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 Furnace
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
  • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
• Lower City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Sandy Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
  • Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
• Yelping Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 East Cornwall 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 community such as East Cornwall to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from East Cornwall 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 over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 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 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• 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).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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