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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 Hallville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hallville:
    • 41.495809, -72.033193
    • 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 Hallville
  • 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 Hallville ...

We found four communities that share the name Hallville.

Within Connecticut, the name Hallville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hallville [De Witt County].
    • Kansas
      • Saline County
      • This Hallville is located in Saline County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<2> to the west of the Hallville that is located in New London County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Hallville.
    • Ontario
      • This Hallville lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hallville that is located in New London County.
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • This Hallville is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hallville that is located in New London County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Hallville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallville ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in New London County
  • Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in New London County
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
  • Gales Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in New London County
  • Happyland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happyland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
    • Happyland is located in New London County
  • Hopeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in New London County
  • Long Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in New London County
  • Mystic Seaport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Seaport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Seaport
    • Mystic Seaport is located in New London County
  • Quaker Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Quaker Hill is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <3>
  • Quakertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Quakertown is located in New London County
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in New London County

How Far From Hallville 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 Hallville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hallville and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hallville to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hallville 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hallville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hallville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4958, Longitude: -72.0332    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Hallville 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 304.678 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.218 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.436 degrees.









 

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