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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 New Hartford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hartford 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 New Hartford:
    • 41.841486, -73.004272
    • 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 New Hartford
  • 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 New Hartford ...

We found one communities that share the name New Hartford.

Within Connecticut, the name New Hartford is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named New Hartford in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This New Hartford is located in Oneida County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Hartford that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of New Hartford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hartford ...

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.

  • Burrville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
  • Campville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Litchfield County
  • Cherry Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
    • Cherry Park is located in Hartford County
  • Drakeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
    • Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
  • Lovely Street
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely Street
    • Lovely Street is located in Hartford County
  • Nelsons Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Litchfield County
  • Pine Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
    • Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <3>
  • Puddle Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
    • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
  • Tootin' Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tootin' Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tootin' Hills
    • Tootin' Hills is located in Hartford County
  • Town Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Litchfield County
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whigville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Whigville is located in Hartford County

How Far From New Hartford 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 New Hartford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Hartford and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from New Hartford 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 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,191 miles [6,744.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Hartford. 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 from Point A (ie- New Hartford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Hartford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8415, Longitude: -73.0043       In this case, the coordinates for New Hartford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 New Hartford 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 305.213 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.878 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.70 degrees.









 

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