Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Norwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwich and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Norwich
- 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 Norwich:
- 41.524589, -72.080069
- 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 Norwich
- 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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Norwich is near Windham County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Norwich ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Norwich.
Within Connecticut, the name Norwich is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Norwich lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Norwich that is located in New London County.
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwich ...
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.
- Baltic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baltic
- From Norwich to Baltic
- Clayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in New London County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Norwich to Franklin
- Gales Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Ferry
- Gales Ferry is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gales Ferry <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gales Ferry
- From Norwich to Gales Ferry
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenville
- From Norwich to Greenville
- Hallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Hallville is located in New London County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hallville
- From Norwich to Hallville
- Happyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Heilwield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heilwield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Quaker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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 New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <3>
- Quakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in New London County
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Norwich 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 city such as Norwich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norwich and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Norwich 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,162 miles [6,698.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norwich: www.norwichct.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5246, Longitude: -72.0801 |
| <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 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 Norwich 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Norwich 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 304.702 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.25 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.443 degrees. |