Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stafford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stafford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stafford
- 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 Stafford:
- 41.984818, -72.288969
- 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 Stafford
- 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 Tolland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Since Stafford is near Hampden County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampden County
- eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Stafford ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Stafford.
Within Connecticut, the name Stafford is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Humboldt County
- This Stafford is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,649 miles [4,263.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stafford that is located in Tolland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Stafford.
- Sutter County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Stafford [Sutter County].
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stafford [Harford County].
- Prince George's County
- This Stafford is located in Prince George's County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stafford that is located in Tolland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Stafford.
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Stafford.
- Monroe County
- This Stafford is located in Monroe County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stafford that is located in Tolland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Stafford.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Stafford lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stafford that is located in Tolland County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stafford ...
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.
- Baptist Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Butlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Butlerville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
- Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Hazardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Little Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rest
- Little Rest is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
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- Quarryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Robinson Crusoe Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crusoe Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
- Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
- Shaker Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
- Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Wormwood Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Quarryville
How Far From Stafford 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 Stafford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stafford and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Stafford to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,154 miles [6,685.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stafford: www.staffordct.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stafford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stafford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9848, Longitude: -72.2890 In this case, the coordinates for Stafford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Stafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Stafford 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Stafford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.765 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.397 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.31 degrees. |