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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 ...
  • 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
  • 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
      • Monroe County
      • This Scotland is located in Monroe County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Scotland.
    • 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
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Scotland is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,495 miles [4,015.3 km]<1> to the west of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Scotland.
    • Florida
      • Gadsden County
      • This Scotland is located in Gadsden County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Scotland.
    • Georgia
      • Telfair County
      • This Scotland is located in Telfair County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Telfair County community of Scotland.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar 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 Illinois community of Scotland [Edgar County].
    • Indiana
      • Greene County
      • This Scotland is located in Greene County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the west of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Scotland.
    • 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
      • Plymouth County
      • This Scotland is located in Plymouth County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Scotland.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Scotland is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 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 Yazoo County community of Scotland.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Scotland is located in Jasper County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the west of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Scotland.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Scotland is located in Cheshire County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Scotland.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This Scotland is located in Geauga County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Scotland.
    • Ontario
      • This Scotland lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Franklin County
      • This Scotland is located in Franklin County and lies 311 miles [500.5 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 Franklin County community of Scotland.
    • South Dakota
      • Bon Homme County
      • This Scotland is located in Bon Homme County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bon Homme County community of Scotland.
    • Texas
      • Archer County
      • This Scotland is located in Archer County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 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 Archer County community of Scotland.
    • Virginia
      • Surry County
      • This Scotland is located in Surry County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Scotland that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Scotland.

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)
  • 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)
  • Clayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in New London County
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Packer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer
    • Packer is located in Windham County
  • Stetson Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)

How Far From Scotland 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 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>

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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 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 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.









 

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