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

When in Robertsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Robertsville:
    • 41.978984, -73.043996
    • 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 Robertsville
  • 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 Robertsville ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Robertsville.

Within Connecticut, the name Robertsville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Robertsville is located in Conway County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Robertsville.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km]<1> to the west of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Robertsville.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Robertsville is located in Walker County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Robertsville.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Robertsville [Natchitoches Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Robertsville [Coahoma County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This Robertsville is located in Franklin County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Robertsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Robertsville is located in Monmouth County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Robertsville.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Robertsville is located in Stark County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Robertsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Robertsville lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Robertsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robertsville.
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Robertsville [Hampton County].
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Robertsville is located in Anderson County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Robertsville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Robertsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertsville ...

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.

  • Burrville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
  • Grantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
  • Hartland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Hartford County
  • Nelsons Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Litchfield County
  • Pine Meadow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
    • Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <5>
  • Puddle Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
    • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
  • Roosterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Roosterville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Skyland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Skyland is located in Hampden County (MA)
  • Town Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Litchfield County
  • Turkey Cobble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Cobble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Cobble
    • Turkey Cobble is located in Litchfield County

How Far From Robertsville 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 Robertsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robertsville and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Robertsville to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,187 miles [6,738.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robertsville. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robertsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robertsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9790, Longitude: -73.0440       In this case, the coordinates for Robertsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Robertsville 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 Robertsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Robertsville 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 305.22 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.908 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.652 degrees.









 

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