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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sherman Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherman Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sherman Corner:
- 41.770099, -72.136188
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sherman Corner
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Sherman Corner is near Tolland County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sherman Corner
Communities Also Named Sherman Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Sherman Corner.
Within Connecticut, the name Sherman Corner is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Sherman Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sherman Corner that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Sherman Corner.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Sherman Corner is located in Prince George County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherman Corner that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Sherman Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherman Corner ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Chaplin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Village Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Williams Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Wormwood Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
How Far From Sherman Corner 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 Sherman Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherman Corner and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Sherman Corner to Hartford, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 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 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherman Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sherman Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherman Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7701, Longitude: -72.1362 In this case, the coordinates for Sherman Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.348 degrees. |
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