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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 Johnson Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Johnson Park:
- 41.712599, -72.214245
- 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 Johnson Park
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Johnson Park is near Tolland County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London 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 Johnson Park
Communities Also Named Johnson Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Johnson Park.
Within Connecticut, the name Johnson Park is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Johnson Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This Johnson Park is located in Shasta County and lies 2,527 miles [4,066.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnson Park that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Johnson Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Park ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Village Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Williams Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Wormwood Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
How Far From Johnson Park 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 Johnson Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson Park and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Park 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 319 miles [513.4 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,161 miles [6,696.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Johnson Park) 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 Johnson Park 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 Johnson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7126, Longitude: -72.2142 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.757 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.41 degrees. |
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