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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 Lisbon:
41.603987, -72.011742
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We found three communities that are also named Lisbon.
Within Connecticut, the name Lisbon is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Saint Lawrence County
This Lisbon is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lisbon that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Lisbon.
Wisconsin
Juneau County
This Lisbon is located in Juneau County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lisbon that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Lisbon.
Waukesha County
This Lisbon is located in Waukesha County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west northwest of the Lisbon that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Lisbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon ...
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.
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 Lisbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisbon and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lisbon to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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 19 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,156 miles [6,688.4 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- Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6040, Longitude: -72.0117 In this case, the coordinates for Lisbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.651 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.206 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.374 degrees.