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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 Suffield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suffield 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 Suffield:
- 41.982018, -72.651075
- 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 Suffield
- 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Since Suffield is near Hampden County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Suffield
Communities Also Named Suffield ...
We found two communities that are also named Suffield.
Within Connecticut, the name Suffield is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Suffield lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Suffield that is located in Hartford County.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Suffield is located in Portage County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west of the Suffield that is located in Hartford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Suffield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suffield ...
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.
- Birchwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Breakneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breakneck is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakneck
- Bull Run Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bull Run Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run Corner
- Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Floydville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floydville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydville
- Hazardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hungary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hungary is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungary
- Kings Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Longmeadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowgate is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
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- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rainbow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rising Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shaker Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
- Spoonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spoonville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonville
- Tariffville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warehouse Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warehouse Point Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windmill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Windmill Springs is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Springs
How Far From Suffield to ...
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 Suffield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suffield and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Suffield to Hartford, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suffield) 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 Suffield 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 Suffield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9820, Longitude: -72.6511 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.474 degrees. |
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