Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northville
- 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 Northville:
- 41.630063, -73.393083
- 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 Northville
- 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 Northville 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 Northville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Northville.
Within Connecticut, the name Northville is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Northville is located in La Salle County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Northville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Northville is located in Plymouth County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Northville.
- Worcester County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Northville [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Northville [Kent County].
- Wayne County
- This Northville is located in Wayne County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Northville.
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Northville [Sullivan County].
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Northville is located in Cumberland County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northville.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Northville is located in Fulton County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Northville.
- Suffolk County
- This Northville is located in Suffolk County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Northville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Northville lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Northville is located in Champaign County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Northville.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northville [Erie County].
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- This Northville is located in Spink County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Northville.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Northville [Cumberland County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northville ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
- Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County
- Bulls Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Dogtail Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Flanders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gulls Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulls Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Hollow
- Gulls Hollow is located in Litchfield County
- Hickory Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
- Horse Heaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
- Joyceland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
- Kent Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
- Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
- Lower Merryall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
- Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County
- Marble Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Quaker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- 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 Dutchess County (NY)
How Far From Northville 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 Northville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northville and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Northville to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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 269 miles [432.9 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 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northville. 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 '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- Northville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6301, Longitude: -73.3931 |
| <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 Northville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Northville 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Northville 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 305.473 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.136 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.973 degrees. |