Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hope Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hope Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hope Valley
- 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 Hope Valley:
- 41.633710, -72.375083
- 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 Hope Valley
- 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 Tolland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Since Hope Valley is near New London County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New London 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
Communities Also Named Hope Valley ...
We found five communities that share the name Hope Valley.
Within Connecticut, the name Hope Valley is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine 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 California community of Hope Valley [Alpine County].
- New York
- Hamilton 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 New York community of Hope Valley [Hamilton County].
- North Carolina
- Durham 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 North Carolina community of Hope Valley [Durham County].
- Forsyth County
- Although located in Forsyth County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Hope Valley.
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Hope Valley is located in Washington County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hope Valley that is located in Tolland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hope Valley.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hope Valley ...
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.
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <3>
- Cobalt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobalt <3>
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <3>
- Coventry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
- Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 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 Hartford County
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hebron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <3>
- Heilwield Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Skinnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
- Village Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Village Hill is located in New London County
How Far From Hope Valley 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 Hope Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hope Valley and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hope Valley to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hope Valley. 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 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 Hope Valley 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hope Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hope Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6337, Longitude: -72.3751 In this case, the coordinates for Hope Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hope Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.864 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.45 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.52 degrees. |