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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 Joyceland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joyceland 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 Joyceland:
    • 41.515372, -73.473734
    • 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 Joyceland
  • 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Since Joyceland is near Litchfield County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Joyceland

Communities Also Named Joyceland ...

We found one communities that are also named Joyceland.

Within Connecticut, the name Joyceland is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Joyceland is located in Rutherford County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Joyceland that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Joyceland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joyceland ...

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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Aqua Vista is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
  • Birch Groves
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
  • Chimney Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
  • Deforest Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
  • Harmony Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
  • Lanesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Obtuse Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Obtuse Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obtuse Hill
  • Quaker Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
  • Snug Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Towners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
  • Wildmans Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wildmans Landing is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildmans Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Joyceland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Joyceland and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Joyceland to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 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 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,223 miles [6,796.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joyceland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joyceland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Joyceland 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 Joyceland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5154, Longitude: -73.4737       In this case, the coordinates for Joyceland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.535 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.063 degrees.