Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skinnerville:
  • 41.556488, -72.508699
  • 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 Skinnerville

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Skinnerville is near Hartford County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hartford County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Skinnerville ...

We found one communities that share the name Skinnerville.

Within Connecticut, the name Skinnerville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Skinnerville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • This Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Skinnerville that is located in Middlesex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Skinnerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skinnerville ...

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.

• Arnolds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
  • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
• Cobalt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
  • Cobalt is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobalt <2>
• Cobalt Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Landing
  • Cobalt Landing is located in Middlesex County
• Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Four Corners is located in Hartford County
• Gildersleeve
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
  • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
• Goodspeeds Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodspeeds Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeeds Landing
  • Goodspeeds Landing is located in Middlesex County
• Leesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Middlesex County
• Little Haddam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
  • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
• Rock Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
  • Rock Landing is located in Middlesex County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skinnerville and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Skinnerville to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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 301 miles [484.4 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,179 miles [6,725.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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