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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 Naubuc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naubuc and the surrounding area.
- 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 Naubuc:
- 41.722600, -72.610924
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Naubuc
- 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Since Naubuc is near Middlesex County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Naubuc
Curious and Interesting Names Near Naubuc ...
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.
- Barber Corner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barber Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Corner
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cotton Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hollow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hollow
- Dutch Point Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Point Colony is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Point Colony
- Elm Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Hill is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
- Forest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Fox Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gay City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
- Gildersleeve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Hockanum
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hockanum is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Naubuc to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Naubuc to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Naubuc once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Naubuc and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Naubuc to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,178 miles [6,723.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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> | 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 Naubuc, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Naubuc) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Naubuc 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 Naubuc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7226, Longitude: -72.6109 In this case, the coordinates for Naubuc have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.581 degrees. |
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