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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 South Meriden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Meriden 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 South Meriden:
    • 41.519711, -72.834591
    • 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 South Meriden
  • 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 South Meriden ...

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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
    • Bishops Corner is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishops Corner <2>
  • Deaconwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deaconwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaconwood
    • Deaconwood is located in New Haven County
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Middlesex County
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in New Haven County
  • Mixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
    • Mixville is located in New Haven County
  • Mountaincrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaincrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaincrest
    • Mountaincrest is located in New Haven County
  • Plantsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pondside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondside
    • Pondside is located in New Haven County
  • Pratts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
    • Pratts Corner is located in Hartford County
  • Richards Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Corner
    • Richards Corner is located in New Haven County
  • Stillmans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmans Corner
    • Stillmans Corner is located in Hartford County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Meriden and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from South Meriden to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,195 miles [6,751.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Meriden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Meriden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5197, Longitude: -72.8346    
<4>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.
<5>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 South Meriden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.152 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.757 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.778 degrees.









 

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