Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mystic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mystic and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mystic
- 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 Mystic:
- 41.354121, -71.966398
- 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 Mystic
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Mystic is near Suffolk County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Mystic ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Mystic.
Within Connecticut, the name Mystic is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mystic that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Mystic.
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Mystic [Calcasieu Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Mystic lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north of the Mystic that is located in New London County.
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mystic ...
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.
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in New London County
- Eastern Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
- Eastern Point is located in New London County
- Fishers Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
- Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <6>
- Fishers Island Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island Ferry
- Fishers Island Ferry is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Gales Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Ferry
- Gales Ferry is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gales Ferry <6>
- Long Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Lords Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Point
- Lords Point is located in New London County
- Mystic Seaport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Seaport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Seaport
- Mystic Seaport is located in New London County
- Pawcatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawcatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
- Pawcatuck is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <6>
- Quaker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Quaker Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <6>
- Quakertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in New London County
- Stillmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmanville
- Stillmanville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Trails Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails Corner
- Trails Corner is located in New London County
- Watch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Watch Hill is located in Washington County (RI)
How Far From Mystic 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 Mystic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mystic and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mystic to Hartford, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 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 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,163 miles [6,699.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mystic. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mystic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mystic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3541, Longitude: -71.9664 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mystic could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Mystic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Mystic to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.658 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.171 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.476 degrees. |