Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scitico

• 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 Scitico:
  • 41.984819, -72.515642
  • 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 Scitico

• 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hartford County
  • Since Scitico is near Tolland County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Tolland County
  • eBird sighting report for Hampden 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 Scitico ...

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.

• Baptist Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
  • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
• Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
  • Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County
• Forest Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hampden County (MA)
• Hazardville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
  • Hazardville is located in Hartford County
• Kings Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Kings Corner is located in Hartford County
• Longmeadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
• Shaker Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
  • Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County
• Warehouse Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
  • Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
• Warehouse Point Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warehouse Point Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point Station
  • Warehouse Point Station is located in Hartford County

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

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

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Scitico to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scitico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/