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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Robert Hutt Congregate Housing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robert Hutt Congregate Housing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Robert Hutt Congregate Housing
  • 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 Robert Hutt Congregate Housing:
    • 41.495930, -73.074553
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Robert Hutt Congregate Housing
  • 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 Haven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Haven County
    • Since Robert Hutt Congregate Housing is near Litchfield County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Robert Hutt Congregate Housing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robert Hutt Congregate Housing ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burnt Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
  • Fair Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Lawn is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Lawn
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hopeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopeville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Kettletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kettletown is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettletown
  • Long Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
  • Overlook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Overlook is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Pine Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
  • Straitsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Straitsville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
  • Town Plot Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Town Plot Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Plot Hill
  • Union City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Union City is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City

How Far From Robert Hutt Congregate Housing 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 Robert Hutt Congregate Housing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Robert Hutt Congregate Housing and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Robert Hutt Congregate Housing to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 275 miles [442.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Robert Hutt Congregate Housing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Robert Hutt Congregate Housing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robert Hutt Congregate Housing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4959, Longitude: -73.0746       In this case, the coordinates for Robert Hutt Congregate Housing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.298 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.895 degrees.