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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 Lyme Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyme Station 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 Lyme Station:
    • 41.301765, -72.326749
    • 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 Lyme Station
  • 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 Lyme Station ...

We found one communities that share the name Lyme Station.

Within Connecticut, the name Lyme Station is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Huron County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Lyme Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyme Station ...

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.

  • Cornfield Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfield Park
    • Cornfield Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Floral Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
    • Floral Park is located in Middlesex County
  • Giants Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giants Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giants Neck
    • Giants Neck is located in New London County
  • Hawks Nest Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest Beach
    • Hawks Nest Beach is located in New London County
  • Laysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laysville
    • Laysville is located in New London County
  • Old Lyme
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
    • Old Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <3>
  • Old Lyme Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme Shores
    • Old Lyme Shores is located in New London County
  • Plum Bank Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
  • Sound View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound View
    • Sound View is located in New London County
  • Town Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
    • Town Landing is located in New London County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lyme Station and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lyme Station to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 298 miles [479.6 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 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 5,599 miles [9,010.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyme Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lyme Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyme Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyme Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3018, Longitude: -72.3267       In this case, the coordinates for Lyme Station 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 Lyme Station 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 304.878 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.411 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.659 degrees.




 

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