Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Norfolk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norfolk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Norfolk
- 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 Norfolk:
- 41.994286, -73.202058
- 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 Norfolk
- 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 Norfolk is near Berkshire County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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 Norfolk ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Norfolk.
Within Connecticut, the name Norfolk is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norfolk ...
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.
- Drakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Village
- Falls Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Village <4>
- Grantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
- Kelly Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Lower City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Nelsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Nelsons Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Litchfield County
- Roosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Roosterville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Skyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Turkey Cobble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Cobble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Cobble
- Turkey Cobble is located in Litchfield County
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County
- Yelping Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelping Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelping Hill
- Yelping Hill is located in Litchfield County
How Far From Norfolk 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 city such as Norfolk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norfolk and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Norfolk to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,194 miles [6,749.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norfolk. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Norfolk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norfolk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9943, Longitude: -73.2021 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Norfolk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.313 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.016 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.716 degrees. |