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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 Haywardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haywardville 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 Haywardville:
    • 41.511210, -72.325361
    • 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 Haywardville
  • 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since Haywardville is near New London County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Haywardville

Communities Also Named Haywardville ...

We found one communities that are also named Haywardville.

Within Connecticut, the name Haywardville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Haywardville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Haywardville is located in Middlesex County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Haywardville that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Haywardville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haywardville ...

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.

  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Corners is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Goodspeeds Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodspeeds Landing is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeeds Landing
  • Grassy Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grassy Hill is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Hill
  • Heilwield Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
  • Hope Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hope Valley is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
  • Leesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leesville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Little Haddam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
  • Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Silver Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Falls is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls
  • Skinnerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Haywardville to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,173 miles [6,715.8 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' (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- Haywardville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Haywardville 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 Haywardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5112, Longitude: -72.3254       In this case, the coordinates for Haywardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.414 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.557 degrees.