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 Stonington:
41.335326, -71.905841
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 Stonington
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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found nine communities that are also named Stonington.
Within Connecticut, the name Stonington is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Baca County
This Stonington is located in Baca County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Stonington.
Illinois
Christian County
This Stonington is located in Christian County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Stonington.
Indiana
Lawrence County
This Stonington is located in Lawrence County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stonington.
Maine
Hancock County
This Stonington is located in Hancock County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Stonington.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Stonington is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stonington.
Michigan
Delta County
This Stonington is located in Delta County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Stonington.
Houghton County
This Stonington is located in Houghton County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the west northwest of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Stonington.
Mississippi
Jefferson County
This Stonington is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stonington.
Pennsylvania
Northumberland County
This Stonington is located in Northumberland County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in New London County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Stonington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonington ...
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.
Clarks Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stonington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonington and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonington to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 18 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,161 miles [6,696.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonington) 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 Stonington 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 Stonington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3353, Longitude: -71.9058
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.624 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.131 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.458 degrees.