Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Lyme, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Lyme and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Lyme
- 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 Old Lyme:
- 41.315931, -72.328971
- 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 Old Lyme
- 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 Old Lyme is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Lyme ...
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.
- Cornfield Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfield Park
- Cornfield Park is located in Middlesex County
- Floral Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Middlesex County
- Giants Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giants Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giants Neck
- Giants Neck is located in New London County
- Grassy Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Hill
- Grassy Hill is located in New London County
- Hawks Nest Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest Beach
- Hawks Nest Beach is located in New London County
- Laysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lyme
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lyme Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Station
- Lyme Station is located in New London County
- Old Lyme Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme Shores
- Old Lyme Shores is located in New London County
- Plum Bank Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
- Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Sound View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound View
- Sound View is located in New London County
- Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
- Town Landing is located in New London County
How Far From Old Lyme 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 community such as Old Lyme to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Lyme and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Lyme to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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 299 miles [481.2 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 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 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Lyme. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Lyme) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Lyme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3159, Longitude: -72.3290 In this case, the coordinates for Old Lyme have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Lyme 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 304.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.653 degrees. |