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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 Leffingwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leffingwell 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 Leffingwell:
- 41.505932, -72.141745
- 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 Leffingwell
- 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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Leffingwell is near Middlesex County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Leffingwell
Communities Also Named Leffingwell ...
We found one communities that are also named Leffingwell.
Within Connecticut, the name Leffingwell is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Leffingwell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Leffingwell is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,527 miles [4,066.8 km]<1> to the west of the Leffingwell that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Leffingwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leffingwell ...
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)
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gales Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hallville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Happyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happyland is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
- Heilwield Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Quaker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Falls is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Leffingwell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leffingwell 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<3> community of Leffingwell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Leffingwell and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Leffingwell to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,165 miles [6,702.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Leffingwell) 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> | 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 Leffingwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Leffingwell 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 Leffingwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5059, Longitude: -72.1417 In this case, the coordinates for Leffingwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.742 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.479 degrees. |
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