Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Hill
- 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:
- 41.531210, -72.659816
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Long Hill ...
We found seven communities that share the name Long Hill.
There are three communities within Connecticut that are also named Long Hill.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Connecticut ...
- Fairfield County
- New Haven County
- New London County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Long Hill lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Hill ...
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.
- Arnolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
- Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 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 <2>
- Cobalt
(5 miles [8 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 <2>
- Cobalt Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Landing
- Cobalt Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Fox Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Little City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Little City is located in Middlesex County
- Rock Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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) - 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
- Turkey Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Hill and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Long Hill to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5312, Longitude: -72.6598 In this case, the coordinates for Long Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Long Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.639 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.695 degrees. |