Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Milford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Milford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Milford
- 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 Milford:
- 41.576991, -73.410128
- 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 Milford
- 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since New Milford is near Fairfield County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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 New Milford ...
We found four communities that share the name New Milford.
Within Connecticut, the name New Milford is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Milford [Bergen County].
- New York
- Orange County
- This New Milford is located in Orange County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New Milford that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of New Milford.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This New Milford is located in Portage County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the west of the New Milford that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of New Milford.
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County
- This New Milford is located in Susquehanna County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west of the New Milford that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of New Milford.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Milford ...
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.
- Birch Groves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
- Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County
- Chimney Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
- Hickory Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
- Horse Heaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
- Joyceland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
- Lower Merryall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
- Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County
- Marble Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Dale
- Marble Dale is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Dale <4>
- Quaker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
- Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County (NY)
How Far From New Milford 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 New Milford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Milford and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from New Milford 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 265 miles [426.5 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,634 miles [9,067 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Milford: www.newmilford.org/
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 New Milford 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5770, Longitude: -73.4101 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 New Milford 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 305.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.146 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.006 degrees. |