Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long HIll Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long HIll Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long HIll Estates
- 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 Long HIll Estates:
- 41.538432, -72.675928
- 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 Long HIll Estates
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Long HIll Estates is near New Haven County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long HIll Estates ...
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.
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
- Cobalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobalt <1>
- Cobalt Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Landing
- Cobalt Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Gildersleeve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gildersleeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Little City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Little City is located in Middlesex County
- Long Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rock Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
- Rock Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Rockland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Hill <1>
- Skinnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
- Turkey Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Hartford County
How Far From Long HIll Estates 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 Long HIll Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Long HIll Estates and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Long HIll Estates to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 293 miles [471.5 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long HIll Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Long HIll Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long HIll Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5384, Longitude: -72.6759 In this case, the coordinates for Long HIll Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Long HIll Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.055 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.699 degrees. |