Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roxbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roxbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roxbury
- 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 Roxbury:
- 41.556805, -73.308911
- 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 Roxbury
- 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 Roxbury is near New Haven County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Roxbury ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Roxbury.
There is one other community in Connecticut which is also named Roxbury.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Connecticut ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Roxbury is located in Howard County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Roxbury.
- Washington County
- This Roxbury is located in Washington County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Roxbury.
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Roxbury is located in Delaware County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Roxbury.
- Queens County
- This Roxbury is located in Queens County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Roxbury.
- Nova Scotia
- This Roxbury lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Roxbury is located in Cambria County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Roxbury.
- Cumberland County
- This Roxbury is located in Cumberland County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Roxbury.
- Franklin County
- This Roxbury is located in Franklin County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Roxbury.
- Somerset County
- This Roxbury is located in Somerset County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the west southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Roxbury.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Roxbury lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- This Roxbury is located in Charles City County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Roxbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Roxbury.
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Roxbury [Henrico County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxbury ...
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.
- Acropolis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Birch Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Groves
- Birch Groves is located in Litchfield County
- Cedar Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Land
- Cedar Land is located in New Haven County
- Chimney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chimney Point
- From Roxbury to Chimney Point
- Gulls Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulls Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Hollow
- Gulls Hollow is located in Litchfield County
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
- Hickory Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
- Horse Heaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanesville
- From Roxbury to Lanesville
- Marble Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marble Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marble Dale
- From Roxbury to Marble Dale
- Minortown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Obtuse Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obtuse Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obtuse Hill
- Obtuse Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Shady Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Fairfield County
How Far From Roxbury 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 Roxbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roxbury and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Roxbury 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 268 miles [431.3 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 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,214 miles [6,781.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roxbury: www.roxburyct.com/
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- Roxbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5568, Longitude: -73.3089 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Roxbury 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Roxbury 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 305.431 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.077 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.97 degrees. |