Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scotland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scotland
- 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 Scotland:
- 41.698453, -72.082525
- 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 Scotland
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Scotland is near New London County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Scotland ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Scotland.
Within Connecticut, the name Scotland is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Union County
- This Scotland is located in Union County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Scotland.
- Van Buren County
- This Scotland is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km] to the west southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Scotland.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Scotland [Concordia Parish].
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Scotland.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Scotland is located in Cumberland County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Scotland.
- York County
- This Scotland is located in York County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northeast of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Scotland.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Scotland is located in Montgomery County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Scotland.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Scotland is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Scotland.
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Scotland lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotland ...
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.
- Baltic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baltic
- From Scotland to Baltic
- Bedlam Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaplin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chaplin
- From Scotland to Chaplin
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Scotland to Franklin
- Packer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Stetson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stetson Corner
- From Scotland to Stetson Corner
- Village Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Williams Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Williams Crossing
- From Scotland to Williams Crossing
How Far From Scotland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scotland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotland and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Scotland to Hartford, with an average speed<7> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,155 miles [6,686.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotland. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6985, Longitude: -72.0825 |
| <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 Scotland 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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Scotland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.681 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.254 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.359 degrees. |